Message for the Government of Japan's award and recognition of the photo from the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project at the Earth Camp

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines for the Government of Japan's award and recognition of the photo from the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project at the Earth Camp, 1 February 2021 Manila, Philippines

Statement | Manila, Philippines | 01 February 2021
The water system built under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project provided jobs to community members, and now better safe water access to households and schoolchildren. ©ILO/R. Pablo
The International Labour Organization Country Office for the Philippines is extremely grateful to the Government of Japan for the recognition.

The winning photo out of 42 entries was from the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, submitted by our ILO Tokyo Office.

The photo depicts a message of hope. Communities now have their water system amid the COVID-19, poverty, climate change and conflict. It shows how decent work can contribute to fulfil basic human rights in fragile communities and build peace.

The project hired community members as contractors. It used a local-resource based approach and provided skills training.

This recognition inspires us to do more and be better as we continue to promote decent work and provide access to safe water to more vulnerable people.

We look forward to a stronger relationship with Japan to implement sustainable solutions, build a better future of work and contribute to peace and development through decent work.