The Collar360

Waterway construction labourer

Other names

waterway maintenance worker, waterway maintenance woman, waterway construction laborer, waterway construction man, waterway maintenance man, waterway construction worker, waterway construction operative, waterway maintenance operative, waterway construction woman

Civil engineering, roads and bridges

They build and fix canals, dams, dikes, and other structures in and near water, and they read plans and clean work sites.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.

  2. 2

    Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.

  3. 3

    Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
manœuvre en construction de voies navigables
español
operario de construcción de canales y diques/operaria de construcción de canales y diques
العربية
عامل إنشاء الممرات المائية / عاملة إنشاء الممرات المائية
português
Operário da construção de vias navegáveis/Operária da construção de vias navegáveis
Deutsch
Wasserbauhelfer/Wasserbauhelferin
italiano
addetto alla costruzione di opere idrauliche/addetta alla costruzione di opere idrauliche

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