World Bank-financed Project Public Disclosure Authorized World Bank-financed Chuzhou-Nanjing Intercity Railway Project Social Assessment Report Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Chuzhou Project Management Office (PMO) April 30 Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SA tasks .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 SA methods .................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Organizational interview and literature collection ..................................................................... 2 1.3.2 FGD ................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3.3 Key informant interview ................................................................................................................ 3 1.3.4 Questionnaire survey .................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.5 Field investigation ......................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Key concerns of SA ........................................................................................................................ 6 2 Project Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Definition of project area ................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Local socioeconomic profile .......................................................................................................... 7 2.2.1 Geographic location ................................................................................................................ 7 2.2.2 Economic status ...................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.3 Population ................................................................................................................................ 8 2.2.4 Minority population ........................................................................................................................ 9 2.2.5 Baseline socioeconomic data .................................................................................................... 10 2.2.6 Local organizations and IAs .......................................................................................................11 2.2.7 List of social sensitive sites ........................................................................................................11 3 Public Participation Process ........................................................................................................................ 13 3.1 Stakeholder identification .............................................................................................................. 13 3.2 Public Participation Process ......................................................................................................... 15 3.3 Stakeholder demand analysis ...................................................................................................... 17 4 Social Impact Analysis.................................................................................................................................. 20 4.1 Positive impacts .............................................................................................................................. 20 4.2 Negative impacts ............................................................................................................................ 22 4.3 Labor and working conditions ............................................................................................................... 24 4.3.1 Comparative analysis of labor and working conditions ......................................................... 24 4.3.2 Improvement measures and suggestions ............................................................................... 25 5 Poverty Analysis ............................................................................................................................................ 30 5.1 Current situation of poverty ........................................................................................................... 30 5.2 Causes of poverty .......................................................................................................................... 31 5.3 Local poverty reduction measures ............................................................................................... 31 5.4 Needs of the poor for the Project ................................................................................................. 32 5.5 Impacts of the Project on the poor ............................................................................................... 32 6 Social Gender Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 34 6.1 Local female population ............................................................................................................... 34 6.2 Current situation of local women ................................................................................................ 34 6.2.1 Age composition .......................................................................................................................... 34 6.2.2 Educational level ......................................................................................................................... 34 6.2.3 Occupation composition ............................................................................................................. 35 6.2.4 Social status ................................................................................................................................. 35 6.3 Women’s needs and expectations .............................................................................................. 36 II 6.3.1 Relationship between women and traffic ................................................................................. 36 6.3.2 Women support the Project more strongly and are more confident in the Project. .......... 37 6.3.3 Women expect more employment and income increasing opportunities from the Project. ................................................................................................................................................................. 37 6.3.4 Women have a strong demand for public participation. ........................................................ 38 6.4 Project impacts on women .................................................................................................................... 38 6.4.1 Positive impacts .......................................................................................................................... 38 6.4.2 Negative impacts ......................................................................................................................... 39 7. Social Action Plan and Implementation ................................................................................................. 40 7.1 Organizational setup and responsibilities for social management .......................................... 40 7.2 Social Action Plan ........................................................................................................................... 41 7.3 Public participation plan ................................................................................................................ 45 8. Grievance Redress and M&E ......................................................................................................................... 48 8.1 Grievance redress .................................................................................................................................. 48 8.2 M&E .......................................................................................................................................................... 48 Appendix 1: Summary of FGDs with Residents ............................................................................................... 49 Appendix 2: Summary of Interviewees .............................................................................................................. 50 List of Tables Table 1-1 Summary of stations .......................................................................................................... 1 Table 1-2 Summary of organizational interviews .............................................................................. 2 Table 1-3Summary of FGDs and participants ................................................................................... 3 Table 1-4 Summary of key informant interviews .............................................................................