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Title: ARISE Project: labor management procedures
Issue Date: 11-Mar-2020
Publisher: Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology
Citation: ARISE Project: labor management procedures. (2020). Retrieved from: https://www.environment.gov.mv/v2/en/download/10026
Abstract: The Labor Management Procedure (LMP) for the Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration and Sustainable Energy (ARISE) project has been developed to meet the requirements of Environment and Social Standard 2 (ESS2), Labor and Working Conditions, of the World Banks Environment and Social Framework. The ARISE project is being financed by the World Bank and implemented by Ministry of Environment on behalf of the Government of Maldives. The implementation partners for the project are Fenaka Corporation Limited and State Electric Company (STELCO). The project is comprised of four components namely, Solar PV risk mitigation, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), Grid modernization for variable renewable energy integration and Technical support. The LMP identifies the key risks for the project based on context of the Maldives, including poor labor and working conditions, especially in relation to foreign workers; discrimination of foreign work-force; lack of documentation of immigrant workers; occupational health and safety risks; lack of preparedness for fire incidents and other emergencies, ineffective safety measures while traveling by sea; and sexual harassment in work-place. The LMP provides a description of the key national laws and regulations that are applicable to the project, and the relevant provisions under these regulations. These regulations include Employment Act, Health and Safety Regulation for Construction Industry, Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, Gender Equality Act Maldives Pension Act and Regulation on Employment of Expatriates in Maldives. In addition, the International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions that Maldives have ratified are also included. In Section 5, the LMP presents the policies and procedures that will be in place to ensure that the risks identified in this LMP are addressed during project implementation. Some key aspects identified include ensuring that: all foreign labor employed have valid work visa; required facilities in terms of accommodation, rest areas, etc. are available at labor camps; fire safety equipment is at hand, appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) are provided to labor force; the contract for the workers specifies provisions relating to working hours, breaks, and leave, as specified in the Employment Act; a mechanism to address workplace sexual harassment exists; and appropriate safety measures are available while travelling by sea. Further, the LMP also specifies that the workers employed for the purpose of the project will be above 18 years, maximum working hours will not exceed 48 hours a week, staff will be entitled to breaks from work of 30 (thirty) minutes after every 05 (five) hours during working hours, and non-discrimination provisions will be followed during the hiring, training, etc. of workers. Section 6 of the LMP describes the grievance redress mechanism (GRM) to address employee complaints both from direct project workers and contracted workers. For the direct workers, the first tier of GRM is Permanent Secretary of the Ministry followed by Labor Relations Authority as a second tie and judiciary as a third tier. For contracted workers, the assigned person to address the complaints is identified as tier 1, followed by Labor Relations Authority and the Judiciary respectively. The implementation responsibilities of LMP are defined in Section 07 of the LMP. Project Management Specialist, Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist, Communications Specialist, Legal Specialist and the Procurement Specialist have the prime responsibilities from the project side.
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