Resources on local contracting

  1. Upskilling local contractors in routine road maintenance for better performance and workmanship

    15 September 2020

    The evident and vital role local contractors play in infrastructure development and employment creation in the construction sector provide recognition for essential investment in upskilling for better performance and workmanship.

  2. 18th African Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

    The theme of this edition is: "Towards sustainable and inclusive local development: local resource-based approaches and decent job creation".

  3. 17th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

    The theme of this edition is: "Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Employment–intensive Investment Approach". Participants will discuss the role and contribution of employment-intensive approaches in achieving the SDG outcomes mainly focussing on building national capacities for employment creation, expanding employment-based social protection floor and conserving the environment - including addressing climate change and its adverse effects.

  4. São Tomé and Príncipe

    08 February 2017

    Activities of the Employment Intensive Investment Programme in São Tomé and Príncipe

  5. Zambia

    08 February 2017

    Employment-Intensive Investment Programme activities in Zambia

  6. Democratic Republic of Congo

    08 February 2017

    Employment-Intensive Investment Programme activities in Democratic Republic of Congo

  7. 16th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

    The theme of this edition is: "Labor based approaches as solutions for sustainable development challenges in the context of decentralization" Institutional and operational issues of employment intensive approaches will be addressed under the angle of strategies and resources for sustainable funding of labor-based investments targeting local communities, in terms of rational use of natural resources and local materials for labor-based works, development of alternative construction technologies, creation of green jobs and environmentally friendly economic growth, training opportunities to improve youth employability, resilience and social welfare of local communities

  8. Construction of low volume sealed roads : good practice guide to labour-based methods

    01 May 2013

    The Guideline is primarily targeted at Small-Scale Contractors and their Supervisors who are involved in low-volume road works using Labour Based Methods (LBM).

  9. Small earth dams and dugouts - Training guide and technical reference for LIPW

    17 May 2012

    Training guide and technical reference for LIPW personnel

  10. Bituminous Surfacing Options for Low Volume Roads Constructed by Labour-Based Methods

    10 October 2006