Advancing infrastructure maintenance

ILO advises governments on the planning, design and implementation of cost-effective programmes for the labour-intensive construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of infrastructures and rural works.

1. More and more important investments are gradually being abandoned for lack of maintenance, leading to enormous losses and the relentless pursuit of an ever-increasing volume of new investments. The maintenance of municipal infrastructure systems and facilities should be seen as a fundamental element in sustainable development.

1. Repairing services
2. Providing maintenance
3. Improving infrastructure
4. Creating physical infrastructure

1. Undertaking local infrastructure development projects
2. Protecting critical infrastructure

1. Facilitating development of job-intensive sectors

1. Promoting
2. Funding infrastructure maintenance
3. Encouraging private provision of infrastructure

1. Inadequate road maintenance
2. Inadequate maintenance of infrastructure
3. Inadequate electrical maintenance
4. Defective municipal water delivery equipment