Labor Management Procedures Nhlangano Siphambanweni Water Supply SQAT

Introduction

The Labour Management Procedures (LMP) was developed by Eswatini Water Services Corporation (EWSC) to manage risks under the Nhlangano Siphambanweni Water Supply Project funded by the World Bank. The LMP sets out the Project’s approach to meeting national requirements as well as the objectives of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework, specifically objectives of Environmental and Socials Standard 2: Labour and Working Conditions (ESS2) and Standard 4: Community Health and Safety (ESS4). The national requirements and World Bank objectives are compared in the table provided in Appendix 1.

The Project’s Environmental and Social Assessment identified key risks and impact associated with Project implementation, associated with workers as well as community health and safety, and the risk associated with labour impact. The World Bank has rated the overall project moderate, which indicate a moderate likelihood of adverse impacts associated with Project implementation. The moderate rating indicates that the risks are well understood and expected to have limited impact as they can largely be avoided, minimized or managed through procedures, including procedures set out in this LMP. However, EWSC is committed to, evaluating risks and impact to have in place adequate measures and procedures to manage adverse impacts on a continuous basis, throughout the Project. This LMP is a living document and is reviewed and updated throughout development and implementation of project. Adhering to these procedures, Project contractors will adhere to a Comprehensive Mitigation Plan (CMP), which will be prepared by
the environmental consultant firm (MTK Sustainable Technologies) for larger works. For smaller contracts, EWSC may prepare specific procedures to be inserted in the contract as part of contractors’ legal obligations reflecting the LMP principles. The approach will be assessed as part of the initial screening of environmental and social risk and impact carried out by EWSC’s Project implementation team.