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Hybrid power plant project, Sahelian Africa (Kiffa, Mauritania)

Issues

Labor

Description: Complaint raises concerns about violations of appropriate labor standards related to the project, including issues regarding compensation, workplace conditions, retaliation, and child or forced labor.

Complaints with this Issue: 111

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Sectors

Infrastructure

Description: Project relates to construction or improvement of large structures, facilities, or public works projects. Examples include roads and other transportation projects, sanitation and water treatment facilities, power plants, and industrial facilities.

Complaints in this Sector: 1094

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Project

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Country: Mauritania

Complaint

IAM: Environmental and Social Complaints Mechanism (ESCM)

ID: None

Date Filed: Nov. 30, 2020

Status: Closed Without Outputs

Description

"Working conditions" (LIST OF REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMPLAINTS, 01/03/2021: https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2024-04-02-02-02/AFD%20-%20liste-reclamations-sociales-environnementales%202023%20AN%20VF.pdf) "A complaint has been filed regarding a hybrid power plant project in November 2020. The complaint, submitted by a former employee, alleges poor working conditions and a lack of remuneration. The eligibility study recommended that a conciliation and compliance audit be conducted, which are currently underway." (AR 2021 -> C- COMPLAINTS IN PROCESS -> HYBRID POWER PLANT PROJECT, SAHELIAN AFRICA, pg 10; https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2022-07-05-56-48/Activity%20Report%202021.pdf) "The complainant is a former employee of the power plant. He filed a complaint with AFD on 30 November 2020. His complaint concerns his working conditions at the power plant: no employment contract, late payment of salaries, no hazard pay or isolation allowance, safety equipment not provided for on-site work, and unfair dismissal. The complainant demanded compensation for his unfair dismissal. " (Eligibility Assessment Summary Report, pg 2: https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2024-04-01-49-48/Synthe%CC%80se%20eligibilite%20vsiteinternet_centrale%20hybride_afrique%20de%20louest%20anglaise%20VF%2015042024.pdf)

Complaint Stages

Filing

Nov. 30, 2020

Filing

Status:

Start Date: Nov. 30, 2020

Registration

Nov. 30, 2020 -

March 1, 2021

Registration

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Nov. 30, 2020

End Date: March 1, 2021

Eligibility

March 1, 2021 -

Oct. 22, 2021

Eligibility

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: March 1, 2021

End Date: Oct. 22, 2021

Dispute Resolution

Closed Without Output

Dispute Resolution

Status: Closed Without Output

Explanation: Mechanism unable to contact complainant

Compliance Review

Closed Without Output

Compliance Review

Status: Closed Without Output

Explanation: Mechanism unable to contact complainant

Has Compliance Report: No

Non-Compliance Found: No

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage

Closed

Not Closed

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