G e n d e r A c t i o n P l a n

Huot Sovanneary

Annual Report

FLOOD DAMAGE EMERGENCY REHABILITATION PROJECT ADDITIONAL

FINANCING (FDERP-AF)

Gender Action Plan (GAP)

February 2017

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A. GAP Activities and Target

Gender Action Plan (LGAP) was included in the project to address gender inequality and ensure more equal access to project benefits, particularly in construction jobs.

Gender-related targets are reflected in the DMF and include for each output that at least 25% of unskilled labor hired for construction work will be women. The activities, indicators and target for output 1 (MPWT), output 2 (MRD) and output 3 (MoWRAM) as below:

1. Contractors will prioritize and report on the use of local unskilled labor.

2. At least 25% of unskilled labor hired will be women (through conditions in bid documents).

3. Contractors will uphold the Core Labor Standards, including not employing child labor.

4. Men and women will receive equal pay for equal work.

5. Each PIU will use the Ready for Roads materials and tools developed under the Rural Road Improvement Project to increase women’s participation.

6. Each PIU will have at least one woman technical staff

7. Each Ministry’s Gender Mainstreaming Action Group will be encouraged to participate in project activities (particularly any gender training)

8. Early training on GAP implementation, monitoring and reporting will be provided to project staff including gender focal points, IA project managers, gender consultant, M&E consultants, team leaders and deputy team leaders.

9. Selected PIU staff will participate in training on gender mainstreaming in infrastructure projects including an orientation on the Core Labor Standards and the Ready for Roads materials.

B. GAP Achievements

The project is regularly monitoring the GAP implementation and gender mainstreaming action plan by both IAs and PCMU Gender Specialists. As of December 2016, the project target of at least 25% of unskilled workdays created for women, have been generally achieved.

Some key information are provided below:

1. Data of local unskilled labor has been collected by contractors and submitted to IA on monthly base.

2. The project target of at least 25% of unskilled workdays created will be for women, have been achieved, during this implementing period by each IA as below:

o MPWT reported employed women unskilled labor up to 34%

o MRD reported of engaging women unskilled labor for more than 30%

o MoWRAM reported of engaging women unskilled labor for almost 31.5%

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Total number of work-days of unskilled labor/worker as of December 2016

IAS Total Number of

Work-Day Number of Women

Work-Day % of Female

MPWT 60,757 20,666 34%

MRD 74,555 22,464 30%

MoWRAM 95,303 29,973 31.5%

3. No child labor was availed of by the contractors

4. Some contractors paid equal wages but some did not pay equal wages to unskilled men and women because they claim that men unskilled workers work harder than women unskilled workers. Through the coaching/training on 07 to 09 September 2015 and site visits, IAs and Gender Specialist of PCMU advised the contractors to give equal paid for the equal work.

5. Project Manager, Gender Focal Person and consultants of each IA have visited the project sites to share lesson/knowledge/ experiences from Ready for Roads materials and other real practice experiences with project team and contractors for improving women’s participation.

6. There are two female staff staff in MPWT, one female staff in MRD and two female staff in MOWRAM.

7.1 Gender Mainstreaming Action Group of the MPWT attended meeting with Gender focal person and the consultant of the project on the implementation of GAP at the MPWT sub-projects.

7.2 Gender Mainstreaming Action Group of MRD who is also assigned as a Gender Focal Person of the Project attended workshops, meetings, trainings and has visit to the project sites every three-month for monitoring the gender implementation.

7.3 The MoWRAM Project Manager and Financial Officer are the Gender Mainstreaming Action Group members of MoWRAM. They have attended meetings and visited to the construction sites to oversee the project implementation including financial and gender issues.

8.1. An orientation on gender action plan (GAP) implementation, monitoring and reporting was organized by ADB-CARM on 19 August 2014 for gender focal points and contractors from each IAs.

8.2 Gender training/meeting on data collection have been provided to three IAs by PCMU National Gender Specialist, on 8 April 2015 at PCMU office.

8.3 From 07 - 09 September 2015, MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM Gender Focal Persons, project staff, consultants and contractors attended on job training on Collecting & Recording Gender Data.

9. The training workshop on gender mainstreaming in infrastructure project including an orientation on the Core Labor Standards and Ready for Roads materials has been provided to PIU staff in 29 May 2015 at Phnom Penh InterContinental Hotel.

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10. Gender Focal Persons, project staff and consultants of MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM received coaching/training on the “Gender Case Study” from PCMU Gender Specialist on 31 May 2016 at PCMU office, to increase awareness and knowledge of the participants on interviewing, collecting and reporting on the gender interest case study in the construction sector. The field practice has been done for all three IAs in June 2016. Then coaching on “preparing gender case study reports” have been done in September 2016.

The women unskilled workers from three sub-projects of MPWT, MRD and MoWRAM have been interviewed for the benefits they have received from FDERP-AF as below:

MPWT Case Study Mrs. Vy Lin (43 year old), living at Tmor Pouk district, Bantey Meanchey province, married to Mr. Chan Thouen (57 years old). They have six children; two sons (23 and 21 years old) and four daughters (14, 10, 5 and 2 years old) are living with them. The first son dropped out of school since grade nine. He is attending on the job training of mechanical engineering. He is able to support himself only, not his family .The second son is working for the project construction with his mother. He gives all his wages to his mother for supporting family. Three daughters are studying at grade 6, 3 and kindergarten. Her husband works at Tmor pouk Referral Hospital.

Before the project started, the road in this village was in a very poor condition and difficult to access. Villagers had very difficult time in transporting agricultural products, travelling to school, market, health centre, Thai border and other connected places. People always got stuck in the dumpy and muddy roads.

Before Mrs. Lin started working in this project, she travelled by her motorbike to buy goods from Thailand for small business. Because of the poor and difficult road conditions, she often lost profits and had physical injury and health problem. That was the reason that she stopped doing that business. Thus, there was the only support from her husband for the family expenditure, while her husband’s salary was only 400,000 KHR (100 USD).

Mrs. Lin with her son participated with the project as unskilled labour for road construction in sub-project MPWT-CW14 since project started. After joining the road construction project, Mrs. Lin’s family living condition has been improved, as she and her son have been able to make income for supporting the family as well. Mrs. Lin received daily wage of 24,000 KHR (6 USD) and her son received daily wage of 27,000 KHR

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(6.75 USD). Her son got paid more than her because his work was fairly harder than her work and it is more likely skilled work. They worked every day, so for one month they totally received around (12.75 USD x 30 =) 382.50 USD, excluding overtime. Up to the interview date, both of them have worked for the project for approximately 4 months, and they have received money from the project of about 1,530 USD. This is very large amount that they have received from the project. They were happy and they said that they would continue to work till the completion of the project. With these additional income (her and her son’s income) plus her husband’s income 180 USD (her husband salary had been increased from 100 USD to 180 USD), they have been able to send and keep their daughters to/at school, to build a new house, to repay the debt, and to improve the family living standard. Mrs. Lin family wish to send their daughters to study till the top grade for better future, not like their older two sons. Mrs. Lin said “I am very happy with road construction work because it is near-by my house, I can look after my children, I can do husbandry and I can make more income beside my husband salary”. Therefore, this project has contributed to improve the quality of Mrs Lin’s family as well as other villagers’ lives. Thus, it indicates that the FDERP-AF project has created job opportunities for unskilled women in the community along the project sites; upgrading social economic status of women and community; enhancing food security, nutrition and health care; improving the quality of lives of women and community; ensuring the equal access to school of boys and girls and chance in further their studies. These are the necessary contributions of the project in promoting and improving gender equality in the community.

MRD Case Study

Ms. Hern Hun (40 year old) living at Pouk district, Siem Reap Province, married to Mr. Plant Kun (43 year old), has four children (two daughters and two sons). Her first child is a son, 16 year old, studying at grade 10; the second, a daughter, 14 year old, studying at grade 8; the third, a boy, 10 year old, studying grad 4; and the fourth, a girl, 9 year old, studying grad 1. Her husband is a teacher at Chra Nieng Primary School. Farming is the family’s main source of income. They cultivate rice and vegetables, and they also do livestock husbandry. In addition to farming, Ms. Hun has set up a small business selling drink and fruit in front of her house, along the project road for the additional income.

Before the project started, the road and drainage structure in this village was in a very poor condition due to flood damage and it was so difficult to access to school and other facilities by road. Villagers experienced very difficult time in traveling, transporting

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agricultural products, going to school, market and health center. In some locations, between villager’s houses and other places, they could go only by boat and they always got stuck by the muddy roads. Some little girl students struggled in traveling to and back from school. They mostly reach home in tears and expressed fear of traveling to school. Some students were frequently absent to school, because of this poor road condition.

After the road has been rehabilitated, people including Ms. Hun’s family in the community are very happy. They feel convenient of having better road in front of their house. They can now transport agricultural products to the market easily and faster. Having good road, middlemen could access to the village easily, so that farmers can sell their agricultural products at a higher price without spending transport cost. Students are also happy as they can go to school easily. The same can be said for other people in the village. Ms. Hun’s family can save time and money for traveling to market, health center, school, other villages and interesting places. Because of good road, her children, especially her youngest daughter can now go to secondary school which is located around 10 km from the house. Ms. Hun’s has no difficulty in traveling to market to buy goods for her business, because good and reliable road condition. She now can improve her business and make more income to support her children’s schooling. Ms. Hun and her husband are eager to send their children for higher education, regardless sex. This is due to more income from farm and small business. As a result, Ms. Hun’s family will now be able support their children for higher education as per their wishes. Without the road rehabilitation project, Ms. Hun’s family might not have this affordable living condition and their children might not be able to continue for their education, especially their daughters. Therefore, this project has contributed to improve the quality of life for Ms. Hun’s family as well as other villagers. And during implementation of this project, some women could work in the construction activities for their income as well as men. Therefore, this project also contributed for poverty reduction and improving gender quality in the community.

MoWRA Case Study Ms. Seun Van Yin, 43, and her husband Khut Khohn, 42, they both are farmers living in Poy Char village, Poy Char commune, Phnom Srok district, Banteay Meanchey Province. They have 2 children: 18-year-old daughter studying at grade 11 and 14-year-old son studying at grade 8.

Before the Flood Damaged Emergency Reconstruction Project starting the rehabilitation of Trapaing Thmor Irrigation Systems, people waded through chest of water depth to rice field, they were facing difficulty in transporting agro-products, accessing to health center and market, and children were also facing difficultly in traveling to schools. Sometime, there was not enough water for rice and other crops cultivation.

At the rehabilitation, stage-by-stage, the core, top and slope of dam and the washout canal embankment have been fixed, and the top of canal embankment has been leveled.

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The improvement of canal embankment could prevent flood at paddy field during wet season and could store water for other crops during dry season. Moreover, it is easy in traveling and transporting agro-product, as well as attracting more tourists to visit this water reservoir.

Ms. Seun Van Yin has rice field of one hectare, producing yield from 1.5 to 2 tons per season per year. This rice production yield was just enough for consumption. They also have one cassava plot of around 0.5 hectare that can be sold from 300,000 to 400,000 KHR (75$ - 100$) per year. In addition, Van Yin sells her labour in weaving scarf at her free time. Per year she could weave from one to two kei(s) (a length of scarf of one handicraft facility). The wage is 170,000 KHR (42$) per kei. During the participating stage, Ms Van Yin and her husband participated with the project

as unskilled workers in the dam slope protection work by filling stone to gabion box and mattress. They have worked for the project for six months in 2015 and four months in 2016 (till the interview). Generally, they work for about 15 days per month due to the stone supplying is not on time, and sometimes they were busy in farming. Each of them received working fee of 30,000 KHR (7.5$) per day. Therefore, this couple has made quite big extra amount of money while

engaging with the project for supporting their family expenditure including food, health care, social ceremony, children education and agricultural inputs. Recently they just bought a secondhand motorcycle for transporting agriculture inputs and products. For children education, Van Yin and her husband wish their children, especially daughter, to graduate at higher education for having a great knowledge, good job and decent salary in the future. Ms. Van Yin expressed that her family as well as other workers are very pleased that they have contributed to the rehabilitation and improving reservoir in their village. Moreover, they could make some more money for improving their living standards. Trapaing Thmor Reservoir is not only a source of water for agriculture, but is also a protected area of endangered birds, fishes and other wildlife. Based on potential, the reservoir has become a tourist attraction in Banteay Meanchey province. Therefore, people living in this area could make other income from serving food and beverages for tourists.

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Other Benefits During the construction period, some sub-project sites offer great benefits to communities such as recreation, food (fish catching) and income. For example the first four photos below are the photos of MPWT sub-project, CW10c. It was save as recreation place during wet season. Every afternoon, there were some people from nearby communes visit this place and there were more people during weekend and holiday, some of them come from city and other farther places. Since this place has been saved as recreation place and since there have been many people visited this place, some people living nearby, especially women, could make additional income. The lady in the 2nd photo living nearby area served the floating tires to people, especially children. In one afternoon, she could make around 30,000 KHR (7,50 USD) and during weekend or holiday she could make around 70,000 KHR (17,50 USD). While before this place has been popular, she stay at home and made no income.

The lady in this below photo could make daily money income from 200,000 KHR (50 USD) for normal day to 1,000,000 KHR (250 USD) for holiday.

Below are the photos of MoWRAM sub-projects that have been served as the recreation places and sources of food supply (fish catching), where before there were no fishes available.

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These tow ladies were very happy that they could catch fishes nearby their homes. Their families came for fish catching everyday. They could use for daily food consumption and they made mud and dry fishes for long-term consuming.

C. Future Plan

- Regular monitoring and sport check to the project sites of MoWRAM and MPWT to improve the implementation of GAP within the projects.

- Provide on the job training/coaching on Gender mainstreaming and implementation to Gender focal persons, consultants and contractors.

- Check contractors’ monthly data collection sheets for finding the room to be improved.

- Review quarterly reports on sex-disaggregated data and GAP reports from IAs.

- Prepare and consolidate GAP quarterly report.

- Case study interview to MRD, MoWRAM and MPWT projects beneficiaries for the project completion.

- Prepare GAP completion report for the Project Completion Report.

Progress Report of Gender Action Plan Implementation As of 31 December 2016

Project Title: Flood Damage Emergency Reconstruction Project – Additional Financing (FDERP-AF)1 Country: Cambodia Project No. 46009-003 Type of Project (Loan/ TA): Loan 3125 & Grant 0285 Approval and Timeline: May 2014 – September 2017 Gender Category: Some Gender Elements (SGE) Mission Leaders & Deputy: Mr. Long Piseth; Mr. Ouk Nida Project Impact: Economic and social recovery from the 2013 floods in the project provinces accelerated.

Project Outcome: Reconstruction of critical infrastructure to restore livelihoods and access and project against future flooding.

Section 1: Progress of gender action plan (GAP) implementation Section 2: Status of compliance with design and monitoring framework (DMF) Section 3: Status of compliance with loan agreements

1 The project was approved by the board on 11 April 2014, with effective date 30 May 2014 and estimated project closing date 30 September 2017. The total investment cost is

estimated at $ 90.68 million, which is from ADB $75 million and government of Australia (grant) $ 6.68 million and RGC $ 9 million.

Appendix

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1) Progress of Gender Action Plan Implementation

Activities, Indicators and Targets, Timeframe and Responsibility

Progress to Date

This should include information on period of actual implementation, sex-disaggregated qualitative and quantitative updates (e.g. number of participating women, women beneficiaries of services, etc.)

Issues and Challenges

Please include reasons why an activity was not fully implemented, or if targets fall short, or reasons for delay, etc.

Output 1: National and Provincial Roads Rehabilitated (MPWT)2

Contractors will prioritize and report on the use of local unskilled labor

Data of local unskilled labor has been collected by contractors and submitted to IA on monthly base.

Complied by contractors.

At least 25% of unskilled workdays created will be for women

As of December 2016, 859 (33.3%) of women unskilled labors out of 2,578 total unskilled labors has been employed, of which 20,666 (34%) of women work-days has been generated out of the total work-days of 60,757. Number of work-days of unskilled labor/worker

Contract package

Total Number of Work-Day

Number of Women

Work-Day

% of Female

Stage 3

CW9a 8,819 3,697 41.9%

CW10b 5,408 1,990 36.8 %

CW10c 8,839 2,853 32.3%

CW13 7,500 2,190 29.2%

CW15 12,622 3,342 26.5%

CW16 6,998 2,229 31.8%

CW14 10,572 4,366 41.3%

Sub-Total 60,757 20,666 34 %

The contractors complied with conditions in the bidding documents. The workable areas are limited during farming season. As mentioned above, women engaged in construction activities become busy with farming works on farming season. Women have been assigned as cook, cleaner, traffic controller, tying wires for rebar, Box culvert rebar, soil compaction, counter truck turn, concrete curing. All the Women Unskilled each site said that they are happy to work with construction because construction site nearby house and some of them followed their husband from other provinces. As mentioned of resident engineer said that road construction is heavy and hot it is not suitable for women but women are given the opportunity to work in the project for jobs that are suitable to them.

Contractors will uphold the Core Complied by contractors.

2 MPWT will be in 5 provinces: BB, BMC, Kg. Cham, Kg Thom & Siem Reap

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Labor Standards, including not employing child labor

No child labor was availed of by the contractors.

Men and women will receive equal pay for equal work

Contractors paid equal wages to unskilled men and women, and the rate differs according to company. For subproject CW9b, CW10a, CW13 and CW16 the rate is 5 USD per day, for the rate of CW15 and CW10c is higher the rate is 6 USD.

Complied by contractors.

MPWT will collaborate with MRD to use the Ready for Roads materials and tools developed under the Rural Road Improvement Project to increase women’s participation

National Gender Consultant of PCMU, Gender Focal Person and consultants of MPWT visited the project sites to share lesson/knowledge/ experiences from Ready for Roads materials and other real practice experiences with the project team and contractors for engaging/encouraging women’s participation and giving advice for the equal pay of the same work between unskilled man and women.

Complied The unskilled women workers working for the sub-construction-projects of MPWT during October - December 2016.

Output 2: Rural Roads Rehabilitated (MRD)3

3 MRD will be in 5 provinces: BB, BMC, Kg. Cham, Kg Thom, Siem Reap & Tbong Khmum

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Contractors will prioritize and report on the use of local unskilled labor

Data of local unskilled labor has been collected by contractors and submitted to IA on monthly base.

At least 25% of unskilled workdays created will be for women

As of 31 December 2016, 22,464 (30%) of unskilled women work-day has been generated out of the total work-days of 74,555.

Female unskilled labors hired by the contractors for construction of box and pipe culverts, road measurement, road clearing, and others were hired as cooks, etc.

Number of work-days of unskilled labor/worker

Contract package

Total Number

Number of Women

Woman’s Rate (%)

Stage 3

MRD-CW13a 9,463 2,470 26%

MRD-CW13b 5,681 2,503 44%

MRD-CW14 5,948 1,515 25%

MRD-CW15a 6,848 2,237 33%

MRD-CW15b 12,303 3,933 32%

MRD-CW16a 11,167 3,026 27%

MRD-CW16b 10,512 3,625 34%

MRD-CW17 12,633 3,155 25%

Total 74,555 22,464 30%

Contractors will uphold the Core Labor Standards, including not employing child labor

The contractors adhered to the core labor standards; no child labor has been employed. No reported or known violations of CLS as of monitoring period.

Men and women will receive The contractors adhered to the core labor standards. Male and Through coaching/training on 09 September 2015

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equal pay for equal work

female local unskilled labors received equal paid for the equal work.

and the field visit, PCMU Gender Specialist, MRD Gender focal person and consultants always provided advice to the contractors for giving the equal paid for the equal work between unskilled man and woman.

MRD will use the Ready for Roads materials and tools developed under the Rural Road Improvement Project to increase women’s participation

MRD Project Manager, Gender Focal Person and consultants visit the project sites every three month to share lesson/knowledge/ experiences from Ready for Roads materials and other real practice experiences with project team, contractors and local authority for engaging/encouraging women’s participation.

The combination of gender case study training and the monitoring of Gender implementation of Gender team of MRD and PCMU gender Specialist in June 2016

Output 3: Irrigation Rehabilitated and Improved Flood Management (MOWRAM)4

4 MOWRAM will be in BB, BMC, OMC, Siem Reap, Kg Thom & Preah Vihea

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Contractors will prioritize and report on the use of local unskilled labor

All workers were selected by the contractor without discrimination on the basis of membership and other relationship.

Each month the contractors send the PIU and the Consultant labour returns showing gender and the wages paid for each unskilled labourer.

Perception of the contractor’s and other stakeholders involved in project implementation is that “women are not so interested to work on irrigation and road construction projects as it is a job performed mostly by men”.

At least 25% of unskilled workdays created will be for women

For Stage 3, as of 31 December 2016, 1,394 (32%) of unskilled labourers have been women out of a total 4,353 unskilled labourers that have been employed; of which 29,973 (31.5%) workdays were for women out of the total 95,303 workdays.

Work done by women has included: site clearing to remove tree branches from the construction site; structure construction including reinforcement steel fixing and transporting concrete for head regulators, check structures, spillways and pipe culverts; slope protection including grass sodding, stone masonry, riprap, gabions, cutting and fixing reinforcement bars, bar bending, mixing the concrete, excavating for structure foundations, moving materials sand and stone for concrete, erecting and dismantling formwork, placing stone in the gabions at the spillway stilling basin and downstream apron slab, hauling the form-works, hauling the materials and construct the warehouse at the site, and cooking food.

Cumulative number of workdays of unskilled labour/workers

Contract package

Total Number of Workdays

Number of Women Workdays

% of Female

Remark

Stage 3

CW01B 8,328 3,255 39.1 Completed

The number of women employed for CW08 at Trapaing Thmor exceeds the 25% target with 33.3% unskilled female labour. During December 2016, women were employed fixing reinforcement bars, cutting reinforcement bars, hauling the form-works, mixing the concrete.

The number of women employed for CW09 Part A exceeds the 25% target with 28.5% unskilled female labour. The Contractor reports that during December 2016 women were employed cooking food and placing stone in the gabions at the spillway stilling basin and downstream apron slab.

The number of women employed for CW12 exceeds the 25% target with 33.1% unskilled female labour. During December 2016 women were employed cutting reinforcement bars, bar bending, fixing reinforcement bars, excavating for structure foundations, moving materials sand and stone for concrete, erecting and dismantling formwork and cooking. The number of unskilled women workers on this contract was more than in November 2016 because the Contractor’s work rate has increase since the end of the wet season.

The number of women employed for CW13 exceeds the 25% target with 37.3% unskilled female labour. The Contractor reports that

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CW07(Part A) 4,620 1,458 31.6 Completed

CW07(Part B) 16,629 4,048 24.3 Completed

CW06(Lot1) 5,449 1,632 30 Completed

CW06(Lot2) 2,429 678 27.9 Completed

CW08 40,631 13,532 33.3 In progress

CW09(Part A) 5,297 1,509 28.5 Completed

CW09(Part B) 3,430 954 27.8 Completed

CW10 2,175 850 39.1 Completed

CW11 3,676 1,202 32.7 Completed

NS-CW-01 1,230 385 31.3 Completed

CW12 1,334 440 33.1 In progress

CW13 75 28 37.3 In progress

Totals 95,303 29,973 31.5

during December 2016 women were employed cooking food, hauling the materials and construct the warehouse at the site.

Through site visits, the PCMU Gender Specialist, MOWRAM Gender Focal Person and work team have given advice to contractors on how to involve more unskilled women in the construction work.

The demand for unskilled construction labour fluctuates greatly, often over short periods and with uneven distribution among women and man. Therefore, many female unskilled workers leave to work outside the village (e.g. Phnom Penh, Thailand). The situation is exacerbated by the fact that the wages paid for labour in the village are usually very low, so it is difficult to encourage women to participate the construction work.

There has been limited of cooperation and monitoring from village authorities to encourage women to participate in construction work.

Contractors will uphold the Core Labor Standards, including not employing child labor

No “child labour” has been hired by the works contractors.

This entails continuous monitoring and reminders for all parties involved.

Men and women will receive equal pay for equal work

Women and men received equal pay for CW09 Part A is 25,000 Riels per day.

Women and men received equal pay for CW08 is 30,000 Riels per day.

Women and men received equal pay for CW12 is 28,000 Riels per day.

Wages are also negotiated based on the local market price.

Through the meeting on 7 September 2015 and site visits, PCMU Gender Specialist, MOWRAM Gender Focal Person and work team have given advice to contractors for giving equal pay for equal work to unskilled man and woman.

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MOWRAM will collaborate with MRD to use the Ready for Roads materials and tools developed under the Rural Road Improvement Project to increase women’s participation

Following the training workshop on 29 May 2015 the PIU and Consultant team have been sharing knowledge on the equal participation between men and women to achieve equality of the benefits from development, especially that men and women receive equal pay for equal work.

The information has been disseminated to all members of the Consultant team.

MOWRAM Project Manager, Gender Mainstreaming Working Group, Gender Focal Person and consultants visited the project sites every month to share lesson/knowledge/ experiences from Ready for Roads materials and other real practice experiences with project team, contractors and local authority for engaging/encouraging women’s participation.

Female unskilled labour work for the concrete pouring to the wave wall at Trapaing Thmor CW08

during December 2016

Female unskilled labour hauling the gravel for the concrete mixing at Tumnub 95 subproject during

December 2016

Output 4: Project Management and Facilitation

Each PIU will have at least one - There is one female staff (4%) out of the 24 PIU staff in MRD. Gender focal person sharing GAP implementation

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woman technical staff

- There are five female staff (16%) out of the 31 PIU staff in MOWRAM. Three are technical staff working on FWUC establishment and strengthen and two are administrative staff, one each for finance and procurement.

- There are two (2) female staff (11%) out of 18 PIU staff in MPWT

policy of the project to Gender Mainstreaming Working Group of MPWT.

Each Ministry’s Gender Mainstreaming Action Group will be encouraged to participate in project activities (particularly any gender training)

- The PIU female staff in MRD who has been assigned as a Gender Focal Person of the Project and who is also the member of Gender Action Group of MRD has attended workshops, meetings, trainings and have visited the project sites every three-month for monitoring the project implementation, including gender.

- The MoWRAM Project Manager and Financial Officer are the Gender Mainstreaming Action Group members of MoWRAM. They have attended meetings and visited to the construction sites to oversee the project implementation including financial and gender issues.

- Gender Mainstreaming Action Group of the MPWT attended meeting with Gender Focal Person and the consultant of the Project on the implementation of GAP at the MPWT sub-projects.

Early training on GAP implementation, monitoring and reporting will be provided to project staff including gender focal points, IA project managers, gender consultant, M&E consultants, team leaders and deputy team leaders.

- An orientation on gender action plan (GAP) implementation, monitoring and reporting was organized by ADB-CARM on 19 August 2014 for gender focal points from each IAs, three contractors from MOWRAM and the National Gender Specialist. It explained: (i) GAP rationale and requirements, (ii) data collection and reporting arrangement, (iii) roles and responsibilities of gender focal points, national gender specialist and contractors, (iv) field monitoring, and (v) a GAP monitoring/progress report format.

Complied

Selected PIU staff will participate The training on gender mainstreaming in infrastructure project Complied

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in training on gender mainstreaming in infrastructure projects including an orientation on the Core Labor Standards and the Ready for Roads materials.

including an orientation on the Ready for Roads materials has been provided to PIU staff in 29 May 2015 at Phnom Penh InterContinental Hotel.

On 31 May 2016 at PCMU office, MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM Gender Focal Persons, project staff and consultants attended the “Gender Case Study” coaching/training to increase awareness and knowledge of the participants on interviewing, collecting and reporting on the gender interest case study in the construction sector. The field practice has been done for all three IAs in June 2016. Then coaching on “preparing gender case study reports” have been done in September 2016.

A national gender specialist will be hired for PCMU to support GAP implementation, monitoring, and reporting

A National Gender Specialist was recruited and mobilized for 12 person-months intermittent from 11 August 2014 to 31 March 2017.

Complied

PIUs will collect sex-disaggregated data in project performance and monitoring indicators or project management information system

All IAs (MPWT, MRD and MoWRAM) have collected and reported sex-disaggregated data from contractors then prepare progress reports and submit to PCMU every quarter.

In progress

The PCMU will ensure that GAP progress updates are included in quarterly and annual reports

GAP progress report has been included in the Project Quarterly Report from the 4th quarter of 2014.

In progress

2) Status of Compliance with Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF)

Design Summary Performance Targets and

Indicators Progress to Date

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Output 1: National and Provincial Roads Rehabilitated (MPWT)

At least 25% - 30% of

unskilled laborers hired are

women

859 (33.3%) of women unskilled labors out of 2,578 total unskilled labors has been employed, of which 20,666 (34%) of women work-days has been generated out of the total work-days of 60,757.

Output 2: Rural Roads Rehabilitated (MRD)

At least 25% - 30% of

unskilled laborers hired are

women

22,464 (30%) of unskilled women work-day has been generated out of the total work-days of 74,555.

Output 3: Irrigation Rehabilitated and Improved Flood Management (MOWRAM)

At least 25% - 30% of

unskilled laborers hired are

women

1,394 (32.0%) of unskilled labourers have been women out of a total 4,353 unskilled labourers that have been employed; of which 29,973 (31.5%) workdays were for women out of the total 95,303 workdays.

Output 4: Project Management and Facilitation

PIUs in each IA will collect

sex-disaggregated data

MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM have collected monthly sex-disaggregated data from contractors then prepare progress reports and submit to PCMU every quarter. For the detailed information please refer to section 1.

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All PIU staff will participate

in training on gender

mainstreaming in

infrastructure projects

- On 19 August 2014, MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM Gender Focal Persons, project staff, consultants and contractors attended an orientation on gender action plan (GAP) implementation, monitoring and reporting, organized by ADB-CARM.

- On 29 May 2015 at Phnom Penh InterContinental Hotel, MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM project staff, consultants and contractors attended the training on gender mainstreaming in infrastructure project including an orientation on the Ready for Roads materials.

- On 08 April 2015 at PCMU office, MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM Gender Focal Persons attended the “Gender Action Plan Meeting/Training” to discuss and learn new data collection format of GAP.

- From 07 - 09 September 2015, MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM Gender Focal Persons, project staff, consultants and contractors attended on job training on Collecting & Recording Gender Data.

- On 31 May 2016 at PCMU office, MRD, MPWT and MoWRAM Gender Focal Persons, project staff and consultants attended the “Gender Case Study” coaching/training to increase awareness and knowledge of the participants on interviewing, collecting and reporting on the gender interest case study in the construction sector. The field practice has been included for all three IAs.

- On 19 and 26 September 2016 at PCMU office, MoWRAM, MPWT and MRD Gender Focal Persons and consultant attended the “Discussion on gender case study reports” discussed individual report and brief guideline on how to prepare gender case study reports.

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“Discussion on gender case study reports”

MPWT team interviewing

unskilled woman worker

MRD team interviewing

unskilled woman worker

MoWRAM team interviewing

unskilled woman worker

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3) Status of Compliance with Loan Agreements

Reference in the Loan Agreement

Major Covenants Status

1. LA, Schedule 5, para. 7 Human and Financial Resources to Implement Safeguards Requirements

The Borrower shall make available necessary budgetary and human resources to fully implement the EMP, the RP, and the GAP.

- Gender focal point of each IA has been assigned and National Gender Specialist was recruited and mobilized for 12 person-months intermittent from 11 Aug 2014-31 March 2017.

- An orientation on gender action plan (GAP) implementation, monitoring and reporting was organized by ADB-CARM on 19 August 2014 for gender focal points and contractors from each IAs, and the National Gender Specialist.

- The training on gender mainstreaming in infrastructure project including an orientation on the Ready for Roads materials, has been provides to PIU staff in 29 May 2015.

2. LA, Schedule 5, para. 9 Health, Gender and Labor Standards

The Borrower shall ensure and cause each of MPWT, MRD and MOWRAM to ensure that any bidding documents for Works contracts includes provisions to require the contractors to (a) use local unskilled labor and prioritized employment of women and the poor based on targets set forth in the GAP; (b) provide equal pay for equal work; (c) provide the timely payment of wages; (d) comply with all core labor standards and the applicable labor laws and regulations, including stipulations related to employment; and (e) not employ child labor.

The section on Gender Action Plan has been included in bidding documents of MPWT, MRD and MoWRAM to require the contractors respect/follow Health, Gender and Labor Standards as detail below:

a) Labor Law: Respect of Basic Principles of Labor Law: “

The contractor shall respect the Cambodian Labour Law

enacted by the National Assembly Decree No 99 Kr. Of

October, 1992 and also International Labour Standards of

the International Organization. In particular the contractor

shall in all circumstances respect the basic principles of

these standards which are: (a)……….(c) equal

remuneration for men and women for work of equal value

(d) prohibition of employment of children below the age of

18 years….”

b) Decent Work: “Rate of pay, engagement of

labour……..health and safety, sanitation……”

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Reference in the Loan Agreement

Major Covenants Status

c) Gender and Social Dimension: “… 2. Effective gender

mainstreaming: The project includes a Labor and Gender

Action Plan (LGAP) to ensure women’s access to project

benefits, mostly through their participation in the labor

force recruited to reconstruct and maintain the

infrastructure. In line with the LGAP, the Contractor will

guarantee equal pay for equal work, and at least 25% of

unskilled labor hired will be women…”

3. LA, Schedule 5, para. 18 Gender and Development

The Borrower shall ensure and cause each of MEF, MPWT, MRD, and MoWRAM to ensure that the preparation, design, construction, implementation and operation of each Subproject comply with all measures and requirements set forth in the Gender Action Plan (GAP).

In progress, for the detailed of its implementation, please refer to section 1.