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Resettlement Due Diligence Report Project Number: 46064-002 December 2018 Cambodia: Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector Development Program Prepared by Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training for the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Asian Development Bank. This resettlement due diligence report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (TVETSDP) Due Diligence Report 21 December 2018 Table of Contents Page Abbreviation .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 I. Project Background ................................................................................................................. 4 II. Project civil work descriptions .............................................................................................. 4 III. Project Locations ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 IV. Objectives of due diligence report ....................................................................................... 10 V. Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 10 VI. Findings from field visits consultations and disclosure ......................................................... 11 VII. Grievance redress mechanism ........................................................................................................................ 13 VIII. Legal Framework and Policies ....................................................................................................................... 13 8.1. Government’s Legal Framework .......................................................................................................... 13 8.2. Land Law in 2001 ........................................................................................................................................ 14 8.3. Resettlement Policy in Cambodia: ...................................................................................................... 14 8.4. ADB’s Policies ............................................................................................................................................... 14 IX. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................. 15 X. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ......................................................................................... 15 XI. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................. 15 Annex-1: LAR checklists for public TVET Institutions implementing civil works: ............................ 16 Annex-2: Master plan of public TVET Institutions: ......................................................................................... 41 Annex-3: List of persons met and discussions: ............................................................................................... 66 Annex-4: Field reports .................................................................................................................................................. 68 TVETSDP 1 Abbreviation ADB Asian Development Bank AFD Agence Française de Développement AHs Affected Households APs Affected People APSARA Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap province CHSP Community Health and Safety Plan CLAC Commune Land Acquisition Committee COI Corridor of Impact CW Civil Work DDS Detailed Design Supervision DGTVET Directorate General of Technical Vocational Education and Training EA Executing Agency GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism Ha Hectare HHs Households IOL Inventory of Loss IRC Inter-Ministerial Resettlement Committee JVC Japan Vocational Center LARF Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance MLVT Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training MoEYS Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports NIEI National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation NPIA National Poly Technic Institute of Angkor NPIC National Polytech Institute of Cambodia NVIB National Vocational Institute of Battambang OHSP Occupational Health and Safety Plan PCU Project Coordination Unit PDLVT Provincial Department of Labour and Vocational Training PI Polytechnic Institute PIP Polytechnic Institute of Preah Sihanouk Province PIPP Polytechnic Institute of Pursat Province PPE Personal Protective Equipment PTC Provincial Training Center RC Reinforced Concrete RGC Royal Government of Cambodia RPF Resettlement Policy Framework RGC Royal Government of Cambodia ROW Right-of-way RP Resettlement Plan RTC Regional Training Center SDR Special Drawing Rights SPS ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) TVET Technical Vocational Education and Training TVETSDP Technical Vocational Education and Training Sector Development Program TVETSDP-AF Technical Vocational Education and Training Sector Development Program-Additional Financing US$ United States Dollar TVETSDP 2 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 0C - Celsius (Centigrade) H/h - height ha - hectare kg - kilogram km - kilometer km² - square kilometer L/l - Length lm - linear meter m - meter m² -square meter m³ - cubic meter w - width NOTE In this report, “$” refers to United States Dollars TVETSDP 3 I. Project Background 1. The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) approved the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector Development Project (TVETSDP) on 26 September 2014, in the amount of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 19,428,000 (USD 30 million equivalent), and comprised of a policy-based loan (USD 7 million equivalent) and a project loan (USD 23 million equivalent). The current project became effective on 9 January 2015. 2. On 17 June 2015, the AFD Board of Directors approved additional co-financing to the current project through a loan of USD 15 million equivalent to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), to be administered by ADB. Building on the existing program design, the additional co-financing scaled up activities under the investment part of the current program (the policy-based component of the current program will be unchanged; the original policy matrix and disbursement triggers will be maintained). It focusses on upgrading learning environments and the capacity of TVET instructors, and providing stipends to disadvantaged students. 3. TVETSDP will support the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to address equity and quality issues facing the technical vocational education and training (TVET) system through: Increased access to TVET programs, particularly for women, the poor and indigenous people Improved quality and relevance of the TVET system; Increased involvement of employers in technical and vocational education and training delivery; and Strengthened governance and management of TVET delivery. 4. The Project supports RGC’s commitment to the development of high-quality, skilled and capable human resources in order to meet the immediate and long-term needs of economic growth and socio-economic development. Impact 5. The impact of the Project has been increased employability of TVET certified workers. The outcome of the Project will be an accessible, demand-driven TVET system responsive to continuing and emerging labour market demands. 6. The project has been delivered four outputs: (i) increased access to TVET programs, particularly for women and the poor; (ii) improved quality and relevance of the TVET system; (iii) increased involvement of employers in TVET delivery; and (iv) strengthened governance and management of the TVET system. While the Project’s impact and outcome statements will remain unaffected, the additional co-financing will benefit additional number of youth, including more vulnerable youth and females in Cambodia. II. Project civil work descriptions 7. The TVETSDP and TVETSDP-AF projects have been made the provision to the following components: (i) construction of three women dormitories with water and sanitation packages in the Provincial Training Centers (PTCs) of Koh Kong, Banteay Meanchey PI, and NPIA in Siem Reap under TVETSDP, and three dormitories with water and sanitation packages in Kratie PTC, NVIB and Kandal PTC under TVETSDP-AF ; (ii) construction of nine workshops with specialized equipment packages at PTCs of Banteay Meanchey PI, Kampong Cham PI, Kampong Speu, TVETSDP 4 Kampong Thom PI, Kandal, Koh Kong, Pursat PI, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville under TVETSDP; and other nine workshop at PTCs of Prey Veng, Tboung Khmum, Kratie, Kep, JVC in Phnom Penh, Kampong Chhnang, NVIB, Pailin, and Oudar Meanchey under TVETSDP-AF; (iii) construction of additional building including workshops and classrooms at the Battambang Institute of Technology under TVETSDP, and at Tboung Khmum, NIEI in Phnom Penh, and NPIA/Siem Reap under TVETSDP-AF; and (iv) rehabilitation of the DGTVET building.
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