The People's Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) Department of Youth Development (DYD) Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) (P178077) NEGOTIATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MAY 24, 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh (the Recipient) will implement the Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) Project (the Project) with the involvement of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) represented by the Department of Youth Development (DYD), as set out in the Financing Agreement. The International Development Association (the Association), has agreed to provide financing (P178077) for the Project, as set out in the referred agreement. 2. The DYD shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and this Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), in a manner acceptable to the Association. The ESCP is part of the Financing Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this ESCP, capitalized terms used in this ESCP have the meanings ascribed to them in the referred agreement. 3. Without limitation to the foregoing, this ESCP sets out material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring, and reporting arrangements, and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) instruments that shall be adopted and implemented under the Project, all of which shall be subject to prior consultation and disclosure, consistent with the ESSs, and in form and substance, and in a manner acceptable to the Association. Once adopted, said E&S instruments may be revised from time to time with prior written agreement by the Association. 4. As agreed by the Association and the Recipient, this ESCP will be revised from time to time if necessary, during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to Project performance. In such circumstances, the Recipient through DYD and the Association agree to update the ESCP to reflect these changes through an exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Recipient Director General of DYD. The Recipient shall promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 2|Page Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY MONITORING AND REPORTING A REGULAR REPORTING Prepare and submit to the Association regular monitoring reports on the environmental, Submit quarterly E&S monitoring report PMU of DYD with inputs social, health and safety (EHS) performance of the Project, including but not limited to the within 21 days after the last day of from LGED, BoU and other (i) implementation of the ESCP, (ii) status of preparation and implementation of E&S each period throughout the Project partner organizations and instruments required under the ESCP, (iii) stakeholder engagement activities, (iv) implementation in conjunction with the service providers functioning of the grievance mechanisms, (v) social inclusion activities, (vi) management project progress reports. of the risks and incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and sexual harassment (SH) at work places as well as training activities for E&S capacity development and Submit each report to the Association no improvement, and (vii) experience covering difficulties and lessons for management later than [xx] days after the end of each improvement and recommendations. reporting period. B INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Promptly notify the Association of any incident or accident related to the Project which Notify the Association no later than 48 PMU of DYD with inputs has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected hours after learning about the incident from LGED, BoU and other communities, the public or workers, including, inter alia, cases of SEA, SH, and accidents or accident. A report would be provided partner that result in death, serious or multiple injury, fire at training venues or job fairs, concerns within a timeframe agreed with the organizations/service of occupational health and safety (OHS), community health and safety (CHS) and COVID- Association. providers as applicable 19 infections, serious mismanagement in handling waste, security breach, and the like. Provide sufficient detail regarding the scope, severity, and possible causes of the incident or accident, indicating immediate measures taken or that are planned to be taken to address it, and any information provided by any contractor and or supervising firm, partner organizations, and service providers, as appropriate. Provide a subsequent report to the Subsequently, as per the request of the Association, prepare a report on the incident or Association within a timeframe accident and propose any measures to address it and prevent its recurrence. acceptable to the Association. C CONTRACTORS' MONTHLY REPORTS Require contractors, service providers and supervising firms to provide monthly Submit the monthly reports to the Contractors, Service monitoring reports on ESHS performance in accordance with the metrics specified in the Association. The first report will be Providers, PMU (DYD), LGED respective bidding documents and contracts and submit such reports to the Association. submitted 30 calendar days after the Contractor's mobilization at the site. D NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO DAAB COMPLIANCE REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE WITH SEA/SH PREVENTION AND RESPONSE OBLIGATIONS 3|Page Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY The Association will be notified of any referral submitted to the Dispute Avoidance and No later than 07 calendar days after the Adjudication Board (DAAB) to initiate a process of compliance review in relation to a issuance or receipt, as applicable, of the PMU (DYD), LGED contractor’s/service provider’s obligations to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation, relevant document (i.e., referral to the and abuse (SEA), and/or sexual harassment (SH) specified in the respective works/service DAAB, issuance of DAAB decision, Notice contract with such contractor/service provider; and, in the event of any such referral, of Dissatisfaction, a notice of notify the Association of (i) the DAAB’s decision on such referral; (ii) the commencement of emergency / full contractor’s/service provider’s Notice of Dissatisfaction, if any, with such DAAB decision; arbitration, emergency/full arbitration (iii) any notification received on the commencement of an emergency arbitration order, as applicable). proceeding or full arbitration proceeding in relation to the DAAB’s decision; and (i v) the resulting emergency arbitration order and/or full arbitration order, if any. ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Establish and maintain the PMU as set Establish and maintain a Project Management Unit (PMU) within DYD and under it an out in the Financing Agreement. PMU (DYD) Environmental, Social and Gender Cell (ESG Cell), with qualified staff and resources to support management of ESHS risks and impacts of the Project including an Environmental Recruitment of 1 Environmental Specialist, a Social Development Specialist, a Communications and Participation Specialist Specialist, 1 Social Development and a Gender and SEA/SH Management Specialist. Specialist, 1 Communication and Participation Specialist and 1 Gender and SEA/SH Management Specialist at the PMU/DYD, within 3 months from the signing of Financing Agreement. Establish and maintain a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) within LGED and engage Recruitment of 1 Environmental LGED qualified staff and resources to support managing E&S risks and impacts associated with Specialist and 1 Social Specialists prior to the project civil works for construction and rehabilitation of DYD premises and training commencing civil works. facilities. Prior to commencing civil works by Contractors, Service The contractors and service providers will engage necessary E&S staffs as indicated in the contractors and to training and Providers bidding/procurement documents education programs by service providers. 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INSTRUMENTS 4|Page Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY Adopt and implement Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) The ESMF has been prepared prior to PMU, DYD including a generic Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the project, Appraisal. This ESMF will guide E&S consistent with the relevant ESSs. management throughout Project implementation. Adopt and implement Project Operations Manual (POM), that includes detailed Prior to start of the Project Activities PMU, DYD provisions for the relevant E&S risk management measures consistent with the relevant ESSs. Adopt and implement additional E&S impact assessment (ESIA) and corresponding site- Conduct E&S screening at the PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED specific ESMPs as set out in the project ESMF, to identify and assess E&S risks and impacts identification of subproject locations of project interventions also covering gender and social inclusion for development and adopt and implement ESIA at detail benefits, risks of SEA/SH and appropriate mitigation measures. design of subprojects prior to bidding and updated within 30 days of any change. Prepare, disclose, adopt, and implement site specific ESMPs along with waste Adopt site-specific ESMPs before the PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED management plan, OHS plan, CHS plan, protocols for COVID-19 and other communicable carrying out of the relevant Project diseases, and traffic management plan as part of the ESMPs, as applicable and in a manner activities, and thereafter throughout the acceptable to the Association. Any activities described in the exclusion list set out in the carrying out of such activities. ESMF shall be ineligible to receive financing under the Project. 1.3 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS Incorporate the relevant aspects of the ESCP, including inter alia, the relevant E&S As part of the preparation of bidding PIU, LGED and PMU DYD instruments and/or plans, the Labor Management Procedures, and Environmental and documents and prior to invitation of bids Social Code of Practices (ESCOPs) into the ESHS specifications of the procurement of the respective works package. documents, with contractors, service providers and supervising firms. Thereafter ensure Supervise contractors and service that the contractors, service providers and supervising firms comply and cause providers throughout the Project subcontractors to comply with the ESHS specifications of their respective contracts and implementation service providers. Bidding documents, ToRs, contracts, to include relevant measures in the ESMP. During Bid document and ToR PIU, LGED preparation Prepare and adopt and implement Contractor’s Environmental and Social Management During inception and throughout the Contractors Plan (C-ESMP). This may include, as relevant: Occupational Health and Safety Plan, Water implementation 5|Page Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY and Waste Management Plan, Traffic Management and Road Safety Management Plan, Labor Influx Management Plan, Workers Camp Management Plan, Borrow Area Management Plan, Material Sourcing Plan and Site Restoration Plan and Community Health and Safety Plan. 1.4 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Throughout Project implementation. PMU Ensure that the consultancies, capacity building, training, curriculum development, teaching/ learning materials and any other technical assistance activities under the Project are carried out in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Association, that are consistent with the ESSs. Thereafter ensure that the outputs of such activities comply with the terms of reference. 1.5 CONTINGENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE FINANCING a) Ensure that the CERC Manual following the Emergency Action Plan (EAP) includes a During the preparation of the CERC PMU description of the ESHS assessment and management arrangements, including ESMF Manual Addendum for the implementation of CERC in accordance with the ESSs. b) Adopt any environmental and social (E&S) instruments which may be required for activities under CERC of the Project, in accordance with the CERC Manual and CERC-ESMF Addendum and the ESSs, and thereafter implement the measures and actions required under said E&S instruments, within the timeframes specified in said E&S instruments. ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES Adopt and implement the Labor Management Procedures (LMP) for the Project, including, LMP has been prepared prior to PMU, DYD and LGED inter alia, provisions on working conditions, management of workers' relationships, appraisal, and thereafter the LMP will be occupational health and safety (including personal protective equipment [PPE], and implemented throughout Project emergency preparedness and response), Code of Conduct (including relating to implementation. ESMPs will cover labor GBV/SEA/SH to be set out in the SEA/SH Action Plan), forced labor, child labor, grievance management procedures during redress arrangements for Project workers, and applicable requirements for contractors, implementation. subcontractors, and supervising firms. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS Workers GRM will be established within PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED the first (1st) quarter of implementation 6|Page Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY Establish and operate a grievance redress mechanism (GRM) for Project workers, as and, thereafter, maintain and operate described in the LMP and consistent with ESS2. The GRM should also be designed to throughout Project implementation. address labor-related SEA/SH issues including provision of a referral system. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Adopted within the first (1st) quarter PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED Adopt and implement a Waste Management Plan (WMP), to manage hazardous and non- from the signing of the Financing hazardous wastes and e-Waste consistent with ESS3. The specific WMP will be integrated Agreement and maintained throughout in the site specific ESMP with other sub-management plans. Project implementation. 3.2 RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED Incorporate resource efficiency and pollution prevention and management measures in Same timeframe as for the adoption and the site specific ESMP to be prepared under the project. implementation of the site-specific ESMPs. ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY Incorporate measures to manage traffic and road safety risks as required in the Site Prepare and implement traffic and road PMU, PIU and Contractors specific ESMP to be prepared under Action 1.2 above. Before the implementation of the safety management plans in the same project, the Contractor to make these plans site specific in site-specific C-ESMP to be timeframe as for the adoption and prepared under Action 1.3. These are then reviewed by PMU consultants and their implementation of the site-specific effectiveness monitored during physical construction works. ESMPs. Monitor implementation throughout the Project timeline. 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY Prepare, adopt, and implement measures and actions to assess and manage specific risks Same timeframe as for the adoption and PMU-DYD, PIU-LGED and and impacts to the community arising from project activities, including, inter alia, workers implementation of the site-specific Contractors, Supervising behavior, risks of labor influx, risks of SEA/SH incidents, emergency situations, infectious ESMPs. Consultants, service provider diseases including COVID-19, and include these measures in the site-specific ESMPs to be organizations. prepared in accordance with the ESMF. 4.3 SEA AND SH RISKS 7|Page Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY Adopt the SEA/SH Action Plan no later PMU DYD, Adopt and implement a SEA/SH Action Plan to assess and manage the risks of SEA/SH. than 30 days of the signing of the Financial Agreement, and thereafter implement throughout Project implementation. ESS 5 LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 5.1 Not Relevant ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES 6.1 BIODIVERSITY RISKS AND IMPACTS Implement screening criteria for sub-projects having any impacts on local natural habitats During sub-project implementation PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED including tree falling in accordance with the ESMF ESS7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 7.1 SOCIAL INCLUSION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED Prepare, adopt, and implement an Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework/ Social Prepare, adopt, and implement the Inclusion and Management Framework (SIMF) consistent with the requirements of the IPPF/SIMF prior to Project appraisal, and ESS7 requirements and guidelines on disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and thereafter implement the IPPF/SIMF individuals in response to the ESMF requirements, in a manner and standard acceptable throughout Project implementation. to the Association. 7.2 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PLAN Adopt the IPP prior to the carrying out of PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED any activity that requires the Adopt and implement an Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) for each activity under the Project preparation of such IPP. Once adopted, for which the IPPF/SIMF requires such IPP, as set out in the IPPF, and consistent with ESS7. implement the respective IPP throughout Project implementation. 7.3 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Prepare, adopt, and implement the arrangements for the grievance mechanism for small Project GRM with provisions inclusive of PMU, DYD and PIU, LGED ethnic communities with indigenous status as per ESS7, as required under the ESMF and small ethnic communities, where further describe such arrangements in the respective SIMPs. involved and operate throughout Project implementation. ESS 8: ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 8.1 CHANCE FINDS Describe the chance finds procedure in 8|Page Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY Describe and implment the chance finds procedure, as part of the ESMF, and the ESMF and generic ESMP. Implement generic ESMP. the procedures throughout Project implementation. ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 10.1 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION Adopt and implement a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Project, consistent Prior to Appraisal and thereafter PMU-DYD, PIU-LGED and with ESS10, which shall include stakeholders with timely, relevant, understandable, and implement throughout Project other service provider accessible information and consult with them in a culturally appropriate manner, which is implementation. organizations free of manipulation, interference, coercion, discrimination, and intimidation. 10.2 PROJECT GRIEVANCE MECHANISM Establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive Establish and notification of the PMU, DYD and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances in relation to the Project, promptly grievance mechanism within 90 (ninety) and effectively, in a transparent manner that is culturally appropriate and readily calendar days of signing the Financing accessible to all Project-affected parties, at no cost and without retribution, including Agreement and thereafter maintain and concerns and grievances filed anonymously, in a manner consistent with ESS10. operate the mechanism throughout Project implementation. The grievance mechanism shall be equipped to receive, register, and facilitate the resolution of SEA/SH complaints, including through the referral of survivors to relevant The GRM Guideline and Handouts for gender-based violence service providers, all in a safe, confidential, and survivor-centered public disclosure and stakeholders manner. education will be developed, printed and circulated within 90 days of singing of The Centralized GRS of the Government of Bangladesh, mandatory for all government Financing Agreement and the campaign organizations will be interlinked with the Project GRM through wider publicity and will continue throughout the project adopting a GRM Guideline and Handout in local language. implementation period. CAPACITY SUPPORT Staff and consultants engaged with DYD, LGED and the service provider organizations under the project will be given capacity building training and orientation on assessment and management of E&S risks and impacts, and ESHS issues following the national legal and policy requirements, international treaties and the World Bank ESF, with support of E&S specialists with the PMU and PIU. DYD and where applicable LGED will design and implement training for targeted groups involved in the Project to improve their awareness of E&S risks and mitigate the impacts. This ESCP proposes a preliminary training plan that can be adapted to meet needs during Project implementation. CS1 Based on E&S Capacity Assessment, following types of training (3 days long) will be provided to the relevant target groups, such as PMU staff, key stakeholders, direct workers, and consultants: During project implementation E&S Specialists with the 9|Page Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) MATERIAL MEASURES AND ACTIONS TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY • Introduction to E&S Standards of the World Bank ESF PMU-DYD and PIU-LGED • Labor and working conditions, OHS, and Labor management audit • Stakeholder Engagement • Grievance Management • Environmental and social assessment and social inclusion • Preparation of ESMP • ESF/ESS compliance monitoring and audit • Gender and development • Community Health and Safety • SEA/SH Risk Management • Chance finds procedure CS2 Three days long training and day-long orientation for contractors, sub-contractors, contracted workers, project affected persons, etc. During project implementation • Occupational and community health and safety E&S Specialists with the • SEA/SH and Code of conduct PMU-DYD and PIU-LGED • Grievance management, including labor and SEA/SH GRM • Compensation payment and land ownership/entitlements • Gender and development • Community Health and Safety • SEA/SH Risk Management 10 | P a g e Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET Youth (EARN)