The Republican Committee of the Trade Union of Local Industrial and Utility Enterprises Workers is an independent public organization that protects and implements the socio-economic, legal and moral interests of employees of housing and communal services, local industry, service sectors, blind and deaf societies, enterprises, associations, firms and organizations.

The trade union named after the local industrial and Utility Enterprises was established at the II All-Russian Congress held in August 1920 and was called the Trade Union of Utility Enterprises Workers of the Baku Governorate. Starting from the beginning of the last century, during this long period, the sectoral trade union underwent all kinds of economic reforms. As a result of the economic, social and political reforms taking place in the country after the Republic of Azerbaijan gained independence, structural changes were also made in the sectoral trade union that met modern requirements. Since 1993, the sectoral trade union began to operate within the Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation.

Currently, the Republican Committee of the trade union unites 208 trade union organizations with 24,500 trade union members (including 5,300 women, 7,200 youth). The Republican Committee consists of 2 joint trade union committees, 3 city - Ganja, Sumgayit, Mingachevir and 203 first trade union committees.

In the leading enterprises providing electricity, heating, green care, sanitation and landscaping services to the population as a life-supporting sector: "Azerishig" and "Azeristiliktachizat" OJSC, Baku City Executive Power Greening Economy Union, Sumgayit, Ganja, Mingachevir city housing and communal economy unions, "Bakishesherizhigi" Electric Network Enterprise - certain work is being carried out to improve working conditions and strengthen social protection of employees.

The supreme body of the sectoral trade union is the congress. The last IV Congress was held in June 2017. In the inter-Congress period, the governing body of the trade union is the Assembly. The Assembly is elected by the Congress or formed by direct equal representation of each trade union organization. In the inter-Congress period, the Presidium leads the activities of the trade union.

Based on the General Collective Agreement concluded between the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan and the National Confederation of Entrepreneurial (Employers) Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republican Committee, together with the first trade union committees, strives to improve labor protection and working conditions, implement various types of additional benefits, and ensure that the reforms carried out work in the interests of workers by concluding collective agreements in the places.