How will the Bank ensure that Borrowers comply with the ESCP? ESS2 Labor and working Definition and necessity of and requirements for ESS2 is very good, especially with regards to child conditions managing labor employed by certain third parties labor, forced labor, and grievance redress (brokers, agents and intermediaries) mechanisms. Application and implementation impacts of certain The minimum working age of 14 too low. labor requirements to contractors, community and There is widespread child labor in different regions voluntary labor and primary suppliers of the world, even in those that are signatories to Constraints in making grievance mechanisms ILO conventions against child labor. How does the available to all project workers Bank expect a country that comply with the can’t Referencing national law in the objective of Convention to comply with the ESF? supporting freedom of association and collective Many children migrate from rural areas to cities due bargaining to economic need -children living in rural areas Operationalization of an alternative mechanism should go to school, but parents need the money. relating to freedom of association and collective The World Bank should include financial help for bargaining where national law does not recognize families aimed at keeping children at home. such rights Otherwise the sole prohibition of child labor will Issues in operationalizing the Occupational Health not be enough. and Safety (OHS) provisions/standards Paragraph 13 mentions that where there is a difference between the ESS and national law, the project will go forward under the lowest bar. This is not good. The bank should set the bar higher. Understanding child labor in the Ethiopian context requires understanding the cultural nuances found in the country. There are different communities in Ethiopia where the definition of childhood varies from that of the UN. ESS3 Climate change and The relation between provisions on climate change How prepared is the Bank to restrict lending due to GHG emissions in the ESF and broader climate change non-compliance of GHG emissions? Will the commitments, specifically UNFCCC World Bank really shy away from financing the extraction of oil, considering the harmful effects Proposed approaches to measuring and monitoring that it can have on the planet? greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Bank projects and implications thereof, in line with the proposed The World Bank should wait for the Paris standard, including determining scope, threshold, declaration to be adopted before deciding on the language included in the Framework.
How will the Bank ensure that Borrowers comply with the ESCP? ESS2 Labor and working conditions Definition and necessity of and requirements for managing labor employed by certain third parties (brokers, agents and intermediaries) Application and implementation impacts of certain labor requirements to contractors, community and voluntary labor and primary suppliers Constraints in making grievance mechanisms available to all project workers Referencing national law in the objective of supporting freedom of association and collective bargaining Operationalization of an alternative mechanism relating to freedom of association and collective bargaining where national law does not recognize such rights Issues in operationalizing the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) provisions/standards ESS2 is very good, especially with regards to child labor, forced labor, and grievance redress mechanisms. The minimum working age of 14 too low. There is widespread child labor in different regions of the world, even in those that are signatories to ILO conventions against child labor. How does the Bank expect a country that can’t comply with the Convention to comply with the ESF? Many children migrate from rural areas to cities due to economic need -children living in rural areas should go to school, but parents need the money. The World Bank should include financial help for families aimed at keeping children at home. Otherwise the sole prohibition of child labor will not be enough. Paragraph 13 mentions that where there is a difference between the ESS and national law, the project will go forward under the lowest bar. This is not good. The bank should set the bar higher. Understanding child labor in the Ethiopian context requires understanding the cultural nuances found in the country. There are different communities in Ethiopia where the definition of childhood varies from that of the UN. ESS3 Climate change and GHG emissions The relation between provisions on climate change in the ESF and broader climate change commitments, specifically UNFCCC Proposed approaches to measuring and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Bank projects and implications thereof, in line with the proposed standard, including determining scope, threshold, How prepared is the Bank to restrict lending due to non-compliance of GHG emissions? Will the World Bank really shy away from financing the extraction of oil, considering the harmful effects that it can have on the planet? The World Bank should wait for the Paris declaration to be adopted before deciding on the language included in the Framework.
ethiopia_-_consultation_feedback_summary_-_multi-stakeholder_meeting.docx