available to all project of the authorities and the are key factors in Capacity security situations workers implementation and monitoring, but currently a challenge. Referencing national law in The Bank should also consult with the Ministry of Labor and Ministry the objective of supporting of Social Protection. There is no single ministry in Afghanistan which freedom of association and covers all social safeguards issues including labor, but responsibilities are collective bargaining scattered and allocated to several institutions. Operationalization of an The country should introduce insurance and pension systems for the alternative mechanism labor force. relating to freedom of Clarification was sought on of association and collective “freedom association and collective bargaining respecting national law” in the presentation. bargaining where national law does not recognize such rights Issues in operationalizing the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) provisions/standards ESS3 Climate change and The relation between The estimation and annual reporting of greenhouse gas emissions GHG emissions provisions on climate change could become very burdensome to borrowers with capacity constraints. in the ESF and broader The threshold and types of projects with requirement for estimation climate change commitments, requirement should take this into consideration. specifically UNFCCC The requirements on climate change under the proposed ES Framework Proposed approaches to should be proportionate to the scale of the project. It should not be measuring and monitoring mainstreamed into all projects without contextual adjustments. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Bank projects and implications thereof, in line with the proposed standard, including determining scope, threshold, duration, frequency and economic and financial feasibility of such estimation and monitoring Implications required for the Borrower of estimating and
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 Capacity of the authorities and the security situations are key factors in implementation and monitoring, but currently a challenge. The Bank should also consult with the Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Social Protection. There is no single ministry in Afghanistan which covers all social safeguards issues including labor, but responsibilities are scattered and allocated to several institutions. The country should introduce insurance and pension systems for the labor force. Clarification was sought on “freedom of association and collective bargaining respecting national law” in the presentation. 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, duration, frequency and economic and financial feasibility of such estimation and monitoring Implications required for the Borrower of estimating and The estimation and annual reporting of greenhouse gas emissions could become very burdensome to borrowers with capacity constraints. The threshold and types of projects with requirement for estimation requirement should take this into consideration. The requirements on climate change under the proposed ES Framework should be proportionate to the scale of the project. It should not be mainstreamed into all projects without contextual adjustments.
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