Resources on Utilities (water, gas, and electricity) sector

  1. Sub-regional tripartite workshop on decent work for sanitation workers in South Asia

  2. Sectoral Advisory Bodies 2021

    The Sectoral Advisory Bodies (SABs), composed of tripartite constituents engaged in economic sectors, were established at the 298th Session of the ILO Governing Body (March 2007) to review sectoral developments and to make recommendations to the ILO's constituents on priorities for sectoral work. Sessions of the SABs are held every two years, and they are chaired by a representative of the Government group of the Governing Body. Following the session held in January 2021 the SABs are to make recommendations on sectoral meetings to be held in the biennium 2022–23 and on preparatory work for sectoral meetings in future biennia. These recommendations will be submitted to the Governing Body at its 341st session in March 2021.

  3. Event to mark World Water Day 2016 and launch the World Water Development Report

    The official World Water Day event for 2016 was held in Geneva, at the ILO headquarters. It had been convened on behalf of UN-Water under the theme of “Water and Jobs” and saw the launch of the UN World Water Development Report on the issue.

  4. Spotlight on Water and Jobs

    The annual World Water Development Reports focus on a strategic water issues. UN-Water Members and Partners - all experts in their fields - contribute with latest findings on a specific theme. For the 2016 report, the World Water Assessment Programme, that coordinates the production of the report, convened a two day workshop together with the International Labour Organization, the lead contributor.

  5. World Water Week: Community ownership of water resources

    In this event, we will present the results of the projects of water and sanitation that were carried out in Paraguay, Panama and Nicaragua in the framework of the MDG-Joint Program, integrating gender concerns and cultural inclusion.