INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Public Disclosure Copy Report No.: ISDSC3412 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 23-Aug-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 23-Aug-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Bolivia Project ID: P143995 Project Name: Bolivia: Improving Employability & Job Quality Among Vulnerable Groups (P143995) Task Team Gaston Mariano Blanco Leader: Estimated 11-Nov-2013 Estimated 11-Feb-2014 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: LCSHS-DPT Lending Investment Project Financing Instrument: Sector(s): Public administration- Other social services (60%), Vocational training (40%) Theme(s): Improving labor markets (80%), Social Inclusion (20%) Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: 20.00 Total Bank Financing: 20.00 Public Disclosure Copy Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount Borrower 0.00 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 20.00 Total 20.00 Environmental C - Not Required Category: Is this a No Repeater project? B. Project Objectives The project development objectives of the proposed project are to: (a) improve employability of low income youth population by supporting the expansion and strengthening of the Government skills development program; (b) enhance job quality among vulnerable groups by strengthening employment programs for self-employed, People With Disabilities (PWDs) and vulnerable women; and (c) improve the MTEPS capacity to design, manage, and monitor labor and employment policies. C. Project Description This Project supports the design and implementation of policies and programs to improve employability and job quality among vulnerable groups, and the strengthening of institutional capacity required to achieve this goal. This Project addresses strategic objectives of the MTEPS such Public Disclosure Copy as the promotion of employment quality (dignified labor) and strengthening the stewardship role of the MTEPS in private and public partnerships towards achieving this goal. These objectives are closely associated to broader Government objectives as enhancing the linkages between employment policies and policies in other areas as productive development, rural development and public investment in subnational governments. The lending instrument is a specific investment loan for an estimated amount of US$ 20 million. Component 1. Improving and expanding employment programs and services. This component would support the MTEPS in strengthening existing interventions and developing additional programs to enhance employability and labor market insertion of vulnerable groups, with especial focus on the youth, people with disabilities, and vulnerable women. This Component would exploit lessons from the implementation of the Youth and Children Project supported by the World Bank and would support the development of articulated labor market programs. In particular, this Component would finance technical assistance, materials, consultants and operating costs to design and implement three types of labor market interventions. First, the Project would support the improvement, expansion and operational strengthening of the existing Mi Primer Empleo Digno (MPED). Second, the Project would support the expansion of general orientation and soft skills training for job seekers and would also support the capacity building among small entrepreneurs and self-employed, especially in the targeted populations. The development of entrepreneurial traits and skills, including entrepreneurial education, both in school and out of school, access to financing and technical knowledge, have been positively evaluated in the international experience (Cho and Honorati, 2013). Third, the Project would also finance the design, piloting and evaluation of programs aiming to Public Disclosure Copy improve employability of people with disabilities and vulnerable women. This would include: (i) supporting the Government in measuring the extent of disability in Bolivia and impacts on labor market in Bolivia; these data and analytical activities should be sustained in the MTEPS as part of the existing monitoring indicators to be supported by this Project in Component 2; (ii) strengthening employment services focusing on people with disabilities and train MTEPS staff in delivering those services in employment offices; and (iii) assessing the range of services and adequacy of other MTEPS programs for people with disabilities, and piloting alternative interventions or revisions to existing ones to respond to the needs of people with disabilities. The Component would also finance a diagnostic tool of gender and labor markets outcomes in Bolivia to refine the design and pilot implementation of programs aiming to increase gender equity in labor markets. As outcomes may differ by participation, earnings, and type of employment, the diagnostic tool should serve to identify critical target groups of women where program pilots would take place. Component 2. Strengthen MTEPS capacity to design, implement and articulate labor and employment policies. This Component would finance technical assistance, materials, consultants and operating costs to strengthen the operational stewardship of MTEPS in designing and implementing employment policy and programs. Existing policies in Bolivia aiming to enhance employment opportunities require stronger technical capacity within the MTEPS in carrying out essential functions, as well as stronger institutional capacity in coordinating with the private sector, other Government agencies and subnational authorities. This Component would finance the development of these technical and institutional capacities in two critical areas. First, the Component would finance the strengthening of MTEPS in carrying essential functions of Public Disclosure Copy the MTEPS. This would finance technical assistance, materials, consultants and operating costs to improve the range of employment services, their content and efficiency, as well as institutional capacity to articulate different services provided by the MTEPS (monitoring, training, intermediation). In particular, the Project would support the strengthening of the MTEPS through the development of technical capacity of the Labor Observatory (Observatorio de Trabajo y Empleo de Bolivia, OTEB) to collect information, analyze and monitor labor markets. Second, the Component would finance technical assistance to develop the capacity to design, pilot and evaluate labor market policies and programs. In particular, the Project would support the development of interventions to: (i) design and pilot the implementation of flexible social security schemes for self-employed workers; (ii) revise labor regulations enforcement to develop constructive supervision models that facilitate the gradual achievement of decent employment conditions through partnerships between workers, employers and the Government; and (iii) strengthen the stewardship role of the MTEPS in articulating labor and employment policies where other Ministries are involved and the development of coordination and articulation mechanisms with other National Government agencies, and especially subnational governments. D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The project would be executed in 10 urban areas of Bolivia. During project preparation the Team will carry out a social assessment to define whether there are Indigenous peoples that meet the four criteria of OP 4.10 within the geographical scope of where the Project’s services will be provided. In the case that there are, the Policy will be triggered and an Indigenous Peoples Plan will be prepared in consultation with these communities. E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies Public Disclosure Copy The MTEPS has managed the implementation of the Component 2 of the Investment in Children and Youth Project (P101094). Whereas both OP 4.01 and OP 4.10 were triggered for that Project, the activities covered under the Indigenous Peoples Plan were focused on a component covering rural communities and were carried out by a different agency. However, the MTEPS decided to implement an information and communication campaign of the MPED in three languages Aymara, Quechua and Guarani. If the Policy is triggered and specific actions are adopted within an Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP), MTEPS’s capacity for working with Indigenous peoples will be assessed and strengthened as necessary and such actions will be described in the appraisal stage ISDS. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team Raul Tolmos (LCSEN) Peter F. B. A. Lafere (LCSSO) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ No This policy is not triggered as the nature and BP 4.01 scope of the project activities are not expected to generate adverse environmental impacts. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No This policy is not triggered since no impact is expected on natural habitats. Public Disclosure Copy Forests OP/BP 4.36 No This policy is not triggered given that the project will not finance activities that affect forests. Pest Management OP 4.09 No This policy is not triggered because the project will not finance the purchase or use of pesticides. Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No The policy is not triggered because there are no BP 4.11 project activities that will impact the quality or management of physical cultural resources as defined under the policy. Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 Yes The Policy is triggered at this stage waiting for the results of a Social Assessment. A Social Assessment (SA) will be carried out during project preparation. This SA will analyze the existence of indigenous population as it is defined in the OP/BP 4.10 in the urban areas. . The SA will be informed by a participatory process with relevant indigenous stakeholders. If it is determined that Indigenous peoples with these characteristics are present within the Project Area, the Social Assessment will specifically analyze any potential barriers to access to the program’s services. Measures to address these barriers will be designed in conjunction with these Indigenous communities Public Disclosure Copy and incorporated into an Indigenous Peoples Plan. Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP No This policy is not triggered given that the 4.12 project will not require land acquisition that would result in the impacts covered under OP 412. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No This policy is not triggered as the project will not finance any dams nor rely on the operations of existing dams. Projects on International No This policy is not triggered since the project will Waterways OP/BP 7.50 not finance activities that impact international waterways as defined by the policy. Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No This policy is not triggered given that the 7.60 project will not finance activities in disputed areas as defined by the policy. III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Tentative target date for preparing the PAD Stage ISDS: 15-Nov-2013 1 Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons. B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS: The Social Assessment will be conducted between September and October of 2013. The final Public Disclosure Copy decision to trigger OP 4.10 will be made at this time and if necessary an Indigenous Peoples Plan will be prepared, consulted and disclosed prior to appraisal. Results will be included in the PAD- stage ISDS.. IV. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Gaston Mariano Blanco Approved By: Regional Safeguards Name: Date: Coordinator: Sector Manager: Name: Edmundo Murrugarra (SM) Date: 23-Aug-2013 Public Disclosure Copy