Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report Kingdom of Cambodia
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Skills for Competitiveness Project (RRP CAM 50394) Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report February 2019 Kingdom of Cambodia: Skills for Competitiveness Project Prepared by Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training for the Asian Development Bank. CONTENTS A. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 B. Project Civil Works ........................................................................................................... 3 C. Objectives of the Due Diligence Report ............................................................................ 4 D. Methodology .................................................................................................................... 4 E. Findings ........................................................................................................................... 5 1. Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement ............................................................. 5 2. Indigenous Peoples .....................................................................................................11 F. Consultations ................................................................................................................. 12 G. Grievance Redress Mechanism ..................................................................................... 17 H. Implementation Arrangements ....................................................................................... 18 I. Implementation Schedule ............................................................................................... 19 J. Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 20 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Outputs of civil works in the five TTIs ......................................................................... 3 Table 2: Summary of cost estimates for NPIA, Siem Reap ...................................................... 6 Table 3: Summary of cost estimates for BIT, Battambang ....................................................... 7 Table 4: Summary of cost estimate for RTC, Svay Rieng ........................................................ 8 Table 5: Summary of preliminary cost estimates for TVET Park, Phnom Penh ........................ 9 Table 6: Summary of preliminary cost estimates for ITC, Phnom Penh ................................ 11 Table 7: Consultation participants by category and sex in the TTIs in December 2018 ......... 12 Table 8: Summary of views, concerns and suggestions from participants in consultations in the TTIs ....................................................................................................................................... 14 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location map of NPIA with proposed new buildings under the Project ..................... 6 Figure 2: Location map of Battambang Institute of Technology with proposed new buildings . 7 Figure 3: Location map of Regional Polytechnic Institute Techosen in Svay Rieng with proposed new buildings ........................................................................................................... 8 Figure 4: Location map of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Park, Phnom Penh with proposed new buildings .......................................................................................... 9 ANNEXES 1. Land titles of the TTIs on the construction lands 2. Participant lists of the consultations in the TTIs in December 2018 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank BIT Battambang Institute of Technology CIEDI Cambodia-India Entrepreneurial Development Institute CQF Cambodian Qualification Framework DD Due Diligence DGTVET Directorate General of Technical and Vocational Education and Training DMFP Department of Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policy EA Executing Agency GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IEE Initial Environmental Examination IA Implementing Agency IP Indigenous People IR Involuntary Resettlement ITC Institute of Technology of Cambodia ITI Industrial Training Institute MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance MLVT Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training MoEYS Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports NPIA National Polytechnic Institute of Angkor NTTI National Teacher Training Institute PIC Project Implementation Consultant PMU Project Management Unit RGC Royal Government of Cambodia RTC Regional Polytechnic Institute Techosen S4C Skills for Competitiveness Project SDF Skills Development Fund SDP Sector Development Program STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics TTI Technical Training Institute TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training WBL Work-Based Learning A. Introduction 1. The proposed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Skills for Competitiveness Project will support the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) policies of higher-level skills development in order to respond to labor force demands of the industrial development. The Skills for Competitiveness project seeks to enhance the skills and competitiveness of Cambodia’s technical and manufacturing sector labor force to meet the needs of the related industries. The project will develop human resources in higher value-added industries by (i) strengthening selected public post-secondary Technical and Vocational Training Institutes (TTIs) in priority sectors and locations; (ii) promoting work-based learning (WBL) programs to upskill the current workforce; and (iii) supporting the government’s planned Skills Development Fund (SDF). 2. In particular, the project will enhance the skills and competitiveness of the labor force in Cambodia’s industrial sector. Besides upgrading the relevance and quality of existing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs, the proposed project will support priority domestic and export industries to meet the identified skills gap and develop vocational and technical education through increased public-private partnerships. In particular, Cambodia’s Special Economic Zones that that have been established to attract foreign investments, will be target areas of the new project. 3. The impact of the project will be that Cambodia’s industrial structure is modernized and transformed from labor-intensive to skills-driven by 2025. The outcome will be that skills and competitiveness of men and women in the industrial labor force are improved. 4. The proposed Skills for Competitiveness project will strengthen cooperation between educational institutions and industries. The project will focus on four priority industrial sectors: (i) Construction (ii) Electronics (iii) Electricity (iv) Manufacturing 5. Based on consultations with the Directorate General of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (DGTVET)/ Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) and an assessment according to developed selection criteria, based on MLVT/DGTVET and ADB requirements, and through an assessment of potential TTIs, four TTIs under MLVT and one TTI under Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) were proposed to be selected for support by the Skills for Competitiveness project. Following discussions with MLVT/DGTVET the following institutes have been selected and approved by ADB to be targeted by the project: (i) The National Polytechnic Institute of Angkor (NPIA) in Siem Reap (ii) The Battambang Institute of Technology (BIT) (iii) The Regional Polytechnic Institute Techosen (RTC) in Svay Rieng (iv) National Technical Training Institute for TVET Park in Phnom Penh: TVET Park consisting of (i) The National Technical Training Institute (NTTI), (ii) The Industrial Training Institute (ITI), (iii) The Preah Kossomak Polytechnic Institute; and (iv) The Cambodia-India Entrepreneurial Development Institute; and (v) The Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) in Phnom Penh (managed under the MoEYS). 6. The Skills for Competitiveness Project will focus on enhancement of post-secondary, diploma level (technician) training, highlighting important linkages with key selected industries in 2 the selected institutions. The expected outcome of the Project will be Improved skills and competitiveness of men and women in the industrial labor force. 7. The outputs of the project will be (i) Quality and relevance of post-secondary TVETtraining improved; (ii) WBL with industry partnerships promoted; and (iii) Innovative TVET financing mechanisms expanded. 8. Output 1: Quality and relevance of post-secondary TVET improved. The output will support increased access, quality, and relevance of selected five TTIs by: (i) improving facilities and equipping 16 new buildings (workshops, laboratories, classrooms, and dormitories); (ii) updating and delivering industry relevant diploma level competency-based curriculum in four priority sectors; (iii) training at least 300 trainers, management, and Industry Liaison Unit (ILU) staff to increase their skills and understanding on industry responsive programs; and (iv) providing stipend to diploma students. The objective of this output is to produce at least 18,000 skilled technicians at diploma level (of which 28% women) in priority sectors in the next 5 years. 9. The sub-outputs are: (a) Upgrading facilities at selected TTIs; (b) Provision of training equipment at selected TTIs; (c) Merit-based stipend program for diploma level students; (d) Development of industry-relevant diploma program; (i) Development of competency- based diploma programs with industry linkages, (ii) Strengthen