Complaint > Second Rural Enterprise Support Project

Management Response: 89-Management Response and Addendum (English)

...child labor as one of the major social issues during its implementation support missions and has accordingly focused on Borrower compliance with the child labor legal covenant. Each Bank implementation support mission has discussed the issue of child labor and the need to adhere to national child labor laws with the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Restructuring Agency (RRA), and PFIs. Each implementation support mission monitors Borrower and PFI compliance with their obligation to check for child...

Complaint > Second Rural Enterprise Support Project

Filing: 89-Request for Inspection (English and Russian)

...child labor and forced labor, by incorporating into its safeguard policies the core labor standards as defined by the ILO. Bank safeguards should prohibit the use of forced labor or the worst forms of child labor in all Bank projects, as well as in activities that may benefit either directly, or indirectly, from Bank funds. Safeguard policies should work towards the elimination of all forms of child labor, taking into account the distinction between forced child labor and other forms of child la...

Complaint > Second Rural Enterprise Support Project

Eligibility: 89-Eligibility Report and Recommendation (English)

...child labor. 83. The SA contains some description of the issue of child labor, but the Panel considers that this assessment may raise important issues of policy compliance. The SA includes one paragraph on child labor. It notes that the recent work of UNICEF and the SA showed the lack of the worst forms of child labor, but then adds that the labor of 12-18 year olds is used when districts/provinces cannot fulfill their plan of cotton picking. It concludes ...

Complaint > Second Rural Enterprise Support Project

Eligibility: 89 - Final Eligibility Report (English)

...child labor is practiced, the Project contributes to "the Government's policy of organized forced and child labor." The Requesters argue that all farms in Uzbekistan are tied to the State cotton harvesting system and its reliance on forced and child labor. They claim that a direct harm from the perpetuation of the system of forced and child labor is the strain on public services (including essential medical care and education). They also claim that systemic use of forced labor hinders the qualit...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Response: Management Response

...child labor and requires that “Children below 18 years should not be recruited.” Labor law in Uganda does not allow children below 12 years to be employed. Children under the age of 14 can be employed in light work under the supervision of an adult, provided the work does not interfere with the child’s education. However, no person under 18 years can be employed in work that is harmful to health, dangerous or unsuitable. The Children’s Act (Cap 59 Sect. 8) states that no child shall be employed ...

Complaint > Second Rural Enterprise Support Project

Management Action Plan: 89-Management Progress Report

...child and forced labor. Uzbekistan is a signatory of ILO Convention No. 138 on Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (since 2009), Convention No. 182 on the Prohibition and Immediate Action for Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor (since 2008), Convention No. 105 on Abolition of Forced Labor (since 1997), and Convention No. 29 on Forced Labor (since 1992). In addition, Uzbekistan’s domestic legislation includes a number of provisions prohibiting child and forced labor, some of which a...

Complaint > Second Rural Enterprise Support Project

Management Action Plan: 89-Second Management Progress Report(English)

...labor in cotton harvesting 15. The monitoring concluded that there was no systematic use of child labor during the 2015 harvest. Some isolated cases of child labor were identified, but data collected through the monitoring effort showed that child labor had become socially unacceptable, and knowledge of its prohibition was widespread. Nonetheless, TPM during future harvests should continue to cover use of child labor so as to discourage any potential backsliding. Improving Third Party Monit...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Eligibility: Inspection Panel Report and Recommendation

...Child labor and school dropouts a) Child labor. The Requesters claim an increase in informal businesses along the road construction which has attracted children to work as vendors and car washers. They allege that one child was employed in the construction of the road but when the school became aware of this, the child was fired and given no support to go back to school. b) School dropouts. The Requesters claim an increase in school dropouts due to teenage pregnancies and child labor. They claim...

Complaint > Second Rural Enterprise Support Project

Registration: 89-Notice of Registration (English)

...labor and child labor is a result of the Government's control of the cotton industry. According to the Requesters, it is the authorities, not the farmers , who force children and adults to work in the cotton fields. They add that despite national laws prohibiting forced labor and child labor and commitments in international conventions concerning forced labor and child labor, the Government continues to forcibly mobilize children and adults to work in the cotton fields. The Requesters also add ...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Registration: Notice of Registration (English)

...Child Labor and School Drop-outs: • Child labor: The Requesters maintain that there has been a rise in informal businesses along the road, which has attracted children to work as vendors and car washers. They allege that one child was employed in the construction of the road and when the school became aware the child was fired and given no support to go back to school. • School drop-outs: The Requesters point out that there is a high degree of absenteeism and school ...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Action Plan: First Management Progress Report

...child protection, and occupational health and safety. 37. Safeguard portfolio reviews of Bank-financed projects in Uganda, with specific focus on child labor/abuse: The Bank has completed a general review of environmental and social safeguards performance in all IDA-supported projects within the Uganda portfolio, and a complementary review with a specific focus on the risks of sexual abuse involving minors, and child labor. The recommendations of both reviews have been made public through th...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Response: Management Report and Recommendation

...child protection. 33. The 2011 ESIS and appraisal documents lacked required analysis of risks to women and children caused by labor influx, in particular those risks related to sex with minors, teenage pregnancies, sexual harassment, child labor, and school dropouts. Management’s approach failed to meet the standards of systematic or holistic assessment of risks which aims, among other objectives, to identify adequate risk management measures for affected communities. 10. Mitigation Measures...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Action Plan: Lessons Learned and Agenda for Action

...children. Projects are being implemented in a country context that poses serious risks for children overall; x Weak identification and mitigation of risks. Review of project documents showed weak identification of potential risks to children during project preparation, resulting in very weak preventive measures; x No reported instances of child abuse (sexual abuse, child labor, etc.) were encountered in connection with any of the projects reviewed. The...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Action Plan: Third Management Progress Report

...Labor and Social Development (MGLSD) over a period of two years, from January 25, 2017, to January 11, 2019. The SCOPE project aimed to: (a) enhance access to response and prevention services for child survivors of sexual violence and those at risk; and (b) strengthen the capacity of the MGLSD and district authorities to coordinate, monitor and ensure the quality of services for child survivors of sexual violence. MGLSD engaged four implementing NGOs (BRAC, Joy for Children, International Justic...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Action Plan: Investigation Plan

...Child labor. The Requesters claim an increase in informal businesses along the road construction, which has attracted children to work as vendors and car washers and led to a rise in school dropouts. They also allege that children were employed in the construction of the road. The Panel’s investigation will include an analysis of the following questions: i. Were children employed by the Project? Was the risk of child labor properly assessed by the B...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Management Action Plan: Second Management Progress Report

...child labor/abuse 37. The Bank completed a general review of environmental and social safeguards performance in all IDA-supported projects within the Uganda portfolio, and a complementary review with a specific focus on the risks of sexual abuse involving minors, and child labor. The recommendations of both reviews have been made public through the “Uganda TSDP AF – Lessons Learned and Agenda for Action Report” and include proposals for strengthening Borrower capacity and improving safeguar...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Compliance Report: Inspection Panel Investigation Report

...child labor issues. 339. The Bank’s Aide-Mémoire and Back-to-Office Reports lacked any mention of child labor issues until January 2015. The Supervising Engineer’s reports were also silent on this matter until April 2015, when the report mentioned that the community refuted child labor was taking place. It was only in May 2015 that the Engineer acknowledged during meetings with the Kitonzi and Kyabyoma communities “it was reported that the issues were mostly child labour and child work 339 E...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Other: GBV Task Force Recommendations

...labor laws in relation to child labor. Use of children’s images for work related purposes When photographing or filming a child for work related purposes, I must: • Before photographing or filming a child, assess and endeavor to comply with local traditions or restric- tions for reproducing personal images. • Before photographing or filming a child, obtain informed consent from the child and a parent or guard- ian of the child. As part of this I must explain how the photograph or f...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Other: Guidance Note on Labor Influx

...labor may also lead to an increase in exploitative sexual relationships and human trafficking whereby women and girls are forced into sex work (see also Box 3 below). • Child labor and school dropout. Increased opportunities for the host community to sell goods and services to the incoming workers can lead to child labor to produce and deliver these goods and services, which in turn can lead to enhanced school dropout. • Local inflation of prices: A si...

Complaint > Transport Sector Development Project - Additional Financing

Filing: Request for Inspection

...children. This has also resulted into marriage breakages. We however pity the girl Child wherever 3/32 such developments shall be effected and sympathize with those where such have been implemented. 7. Increased school dropout and absenteeism and Child labor. Due to increased population there is petty business emerging along the road. School children drop out or are frequently absent due to such activities. The children are a...