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MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

WADI SHAER JOINT SERVICE COUNCIL - WSJSC

WADI SHAER JOINT Services Council Solid Waste ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT - TF 053262

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RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN

For

ANABTA DUMPSITE WASTE PICKERS

September 2009

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|Background |2 |

|Objectives |2 |

|Census Survey |2 |

|Consultation with PAP about acceptable compensation schemes |5 |

|Institutional responsibility for implementing the grievance redress |6 |

|Arrangements for monitoring and implementation |8 |

|Timetable and budget |9 |

|Annexes |10 |

|Annex (1): Waste pickers list in the Anabta Dump site |11 |

|Annex (2): Photos for waste pickers in Anabta dumpsite | |

1. Background:

In the context of improving the solid waste management system in the West Bank and Gaza, the Government of Italy (GOI) has contributed to the Palestinian Authority (PA) a grant for the amount of EURO 1.36 million to implement a solid waste management project. The objective of this project is to improve the environmental living conditions of the people of Anabta and surrounding villages through an environmentally sound solid waste management system. This project is planned to provide a component to establish a transfer station in Anabta region and transfer the solid waste (about 40 tons per day) from the station to the Zahrat Al-Finjan sanitary landfill which was recently constructed under the SWEMP and operational since July 2007. Currently, burning of waste is a very common practice.

This project includes investments in the Wadi Shaeer area in Tulkarm governorate region for the purpose of providing solid waste management services to Anabta and selected surrounding villages related to the construction of a regional transfer station, construction of a transmission water pipeline, construction of an electrical MV line, and access roads to the new facilities. In addition the project will also support the closure and rehabilitation of 3 random small and remote dumpsites (Ramin, Kufr Al-Labad and Iktaba) and the temporary rehabilitation and management of the current regional dumpsite in Anabta and its closure once the new facilities are in place and operational. Four (4) people will be affected by the closure of these dumpsites (Project Affected People (PAP)), and therefore the need to prepare and implement a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) is required and included in this document. Due to the limited number of PAPs, an Abbreviated RAP is prepared to provide a review, analysis and recommendations of appropriate mitigation measures to be taken during project design and implementation by the project executing agency (WSJSC).

2. Objectives of this ARAP

This document aims to propose a plan of action for finding an alternative work for this category of people who practice waste picking in the project area. This document also provides a description of the socio-economic conditions of the PAP; proposes alternatives and solutions in terms of providing employment opportunities and income after the closure of the dump sites have been closed. This document also presents the responsibilities to arrange for monitoring and implantation; implementation time table and budget.

3. Census Survey

A social development consultant has been contracted by the WSJSC to carry out a detailed review of the PAPs and work closely with them and the client towards satisfactory agreement of grievance mechanism.

An observation and monitoring process of the site was used as primary tools for data collection between the period of August 6 – 18, 2009. This process took place at different times during the day. This is in order to identify the waste pickers who come to the dumping site and pickup the waste on a daily basis, and to document the knowledge and methods of waste picking and transfer to final destination.

A questionnaire[1] was prepared for this purpose which consisted of the identification of five themes related to personal data, social, and the process of exhumation and scavenging, exploration and scavenging procedures, and the quantity of waste that is collected on a daily basis; in preparation for an interview with these waste pickers.

Field visits and interviews with the PAP have been arranged by the WSJSC. The interviews aimed to document the social, economic, and health aspects, in addition to the future of their career in the event that the dumping site was closed, and the alternatives they propose, or can be provided to them.

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Figure 1: interview with waste pickers

The study population consisted of waste pickers who come to Wadi Shaer dumping site on daily basis and regularly and collect solid wastes. There were four adult males (one non-systematic in his work), in addition to the children of one father who participated in the work during the school summer holidays only. The following Table 1 summarizes some of the social characteristics of waste pickers.

|Independent Group |Number of respondents |

|Place of residence |Nour Shams refugee camp |Thinnaba Village |Total |

| |3 |1 |4 |

|Marital status |Married |Single | |

| |3 |1 |4 |

|Level of Education |Elementary school |Secondary school | |

| |3 |1 |4 |

|Ownership of housing |UNRWA |Private | |

| |3 |1 |4 |

|Family size |6 or less |10 |1 (single) | |

| |2 |1 |1 | |

|Breadwinner |Father |Father and sons |Not applicable | |

| |2 |1 |1 |4 |

|Number of years of work in the |5 or less |6-10 | |

|dump site | | | |

| |1 |3 |4 |

From Table 1, it can be concluded that three of the waste pickers are residing in the Nur Shams refugee camp (some the kilometers from the dumpsite), and one lives in a village Thinnaba. Three out of the four interviewed waste pickers are married, and three of them have elementary education while one has secondary education.. Regarding the ownership of homes that they live in, three out of the fours home are owned by the UNRWA while the fourth is privately owned. The number of households of those waste pickers varies from 6 members (applicable to two pickers) and ten members (applicable to one picker) and one picker with no dependents. The number of years of work of waste pickers in the dumping site for 5 years or less was one, and the rest worked to a period ranging between 6 - 10 years.

Table 2 summarizes the most important types of collected solid wastes and the rate of income.

|Notes |Daily average income |Unit Price |Quantity collected per day |Material |

| |(NIS) |(NIS/kg) |(kg) | |

|Iron is classified according to its|15 |0.3-0.5 |20-30 |Iron |

|thickness* | | | | |

|Cookers, windows, doors |10 |2 |5 |Aluminum |

|Cables |21 |14 |0.5-1.5 |Copper |

|Chairs sold in a different way |----- |0.3 |Not known |Plastic |

*Iron products class A: rod-building, motor vehicle, bridges.

*Iron products class B: Wire frames, the body of a car, metal containers, beverage cans

*Total monthly income for each of them varies 1,196 NIS

From Table 2 it is clear that the main items of solid waste collected by waste pickers were the iron, aluminum, copper and plastic. These items give a good financial return when selling them to the competent authorities. It is noted that the average daily income without the plastic is about NIS 46 per day, or the average monthly income is about NIS 1,196.

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Figure 2: Types of collected waste

Results related to the waste picking process

• Number of hours of exploration in the landfill: 8-9 hours per day except Friday.

• Times of exploration in the landfill: from 5 am to 2 -3 pm.

• Materials that are sold: iron, plastic, aluminum, copper.

• Mechanism for collecting these materials: waste is collected and then sorted, by the waste pickers and each item is placed alone in the bags.

• Mechanism for the transfer of waste outside the landfill: For all waste pickers, solid wastes are transported via bicycle or horse-drawn vehicle to the Nour Shams refugee camp to be delivered to the dealer and the broker (Salah Abu Yacoub in Tulkarem - Salam Street).

• Waste pickers does not work for factories or companies, but work in a personal capacity and are not linked with anyone.

• Mechanism for the sale of such wastes or materials that are collected: sold to intermediaries in turn sell to Brokers within the Green Line for recycling.

• Also, waste pickers have a different professional skill such as building field, plumber and gardening which they were worked inside green line before year 2000.

From the interviews, there were a number of reasons that pushed the PAP to take on waste picking in the Anabta dumpsite. These include: a) loss of employment due to the closure imposed on Palestinian laborers working in Israel after the start of the 2nd intifada in 2000, b) very limited opportunities in their communities, and c) the low education levels that was an obstacle to their getting other types of jobs. Some of them were exercising some of this work within the Green Line in landfills. They also see that the practice of the waste picking as a profession or work better than begging on any case.

The PAP who reside in the nearby Nur Shams refugee camp worked for a limited period with the UNRWA’s interim emergency program (they worked four times and each time period of 3 months and was done in the collection of solid waste in the Nur Shams refugee camp), and they are working in the care of the gardens of some houses, or digging graves.

Verification of Waste Pickers: A survey of waste pickers was carried out by the Social Specialist and information was based on the above described interviews with waste pickers and staff from the WSJSC.

4. Consultation with PAP about acceptable compensation schemes

In addition to the socio-economic study carried out by Social Development Specialist, consultations were also carried with the WSJSC to ensure that comprehensive information about waste pickers at Wadi shaer dump site are properly filed.

The waste pickers and some NGOs have also been consulted about the impact of closure of Anabta dump site on their socio-economic status. Specifically, options for employment and other interests were discussed in light of the soon to be closed dump site. Such options include temporary employment during the rehabilitation of the dumpsites and the construction of the transfer station which may take at up to 8 months. Other options were post construction of the transfer station, i.e. during the operations stage.

The Social Committee of the WSJSC is responsible to find suitable compensation for waste pickers in the public or private sectors. So, this section of the ARP presents two types of compensation schemes targeted at the PAP related to this project, and documents processes, plans and schemes that have been put in place to facilitate livelihood restoration of waste pickers. This ARAP considers two types of compensation:

Non-monetary compensation: Waste picking is unhealthy and unsafe work and it designates these affected people with a social stigma in their society. Therefore, the WSJSC Social Committee seeks to compensate the waste pickers through alternative work opportunities that are safe and financially rewarding. This will implemented through relevant training in waste separation and / or alternative employment opportunities in projects and activities initiated by the WSJSC, or work at the soon to be opened neighboring poultry farm.

Monetary compensation: aims at compensating the waste pickers on any impact which may be incurred to their livelihoods due to the closure and rehabilitation of the dumpsites. Though the main preference is to provide the affected people with other means to sustain their livelihoods as stated in the previous paragraph, and as a last resort, the WSJSC Social Committee may revert to some financial compensation to be agreed to with the affected people.

Compensation schemes and agreements between the WSJSC Social committee and the PAPs are undergoing to ensure that fair compensations are provided through the possible alternative job opportunities. The following Table 3 shows acceptable alternatives by the concerned parties.

|Type of loss |Category |Proposed Entitlement |Remarks |

|Loss of income |Waste pickers at Wadi Shaer dump |Identify waste pickers and prepare |To determine the WSJSC with person |

| |site surveyed by the social |formal document for the WSJSC |work at dump site regularly to find |

| |specialist | |suitable compensation for them |

| |Adult waste pickers |Provide them with alternative |Waste pickers receive support from |

| | |employment through the SWEMP or |organization and contracting work |

| | |within Anabta municipality | |

| |Waste pickers who don’t accept to|Provide them with employment at the|Waste pickers chose this alternative. |

| |work in rehabilitation of the |newly constructed fuel station or | |

| |dump site |at under construction poultry farm.| |

| |Waste pickers at Wadi Shaer dump |Provide them with alternative |Many have construction experience and |

| |site |employment at the transfer station |work in construction is appealing. |

| | |and other related infra structure | |

| | |during construction. | |

| | |Facilitate to find job |WSJSC has issued a new contract to |

| | |opportunities in upcoming WSJSC |construct a new public swimming pool |

| | |supported construction projects. |in same area. |

5. Institutional responsibility for implementing the grievance redress

The following Table 4 provides an overview of the institutional responsibilities for implementing the ARAP.

|Implementation Stages |Agency |Responsibilities |

|Project Preparation |WSJSC & Anabta |Prepare ARAP and disclose it. |

| |Municipality |Assist in securing the necessary financial resources for compensation |

| |WSJSC |Formation of the Social Committee |

| | |Assist to coordinate with NGO that plans and facilitates the waste pickers|

| | |support. |

| | |Identification all affected persons, advising them of their rights, |

| | |Disclose locally the ARAP to affected persons, |

| | |Follow-up all matters of public and NGO concern with regard to any |

| | |complaints that may arise during the implementation process. |

| | |Direct contacts with affected persons either individually or in groups. |

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|Negotiations |Ministry of Local |Conduct consultation meetings with the project affected people at the dump|

| |Government / WSJSC |sites, inform them about the ARAPs and their right to obtain |

| | |compensations, and find their priorities and preferences |

|Project Implementation |Ministry of Local |Overall monitoring |

| |Government | |

| |Wadi Shaeer |Implement ARAP |

| |municipalities mainly | |

| |Anabta municipality | |

| |WSJSC |Undertake community liaison (day to day operation) |

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| |Social Committee of |Conduct surveys and consultation meetings with waste pickers to |

| |WSJSC |negotiation them about the compensations options, and explore the |

| | |preferences of the waste pickers. |

| | |Coordination with the management of the transfer station to negotiate |

| | |employment or contract opportunities for individual or association of |

| | |adult waste pickers |

| | |Arrange cooperation with NGOs or private firms to give employment or |

| | |contract opportunities for individual or associations of adult waste |

| | |pickers |

| | |Coordination with the social department of Anabta and surrounding |

| | |municipalities for arranging support through social affairs program in |

| | |UNRWA. |

| |Courts |Final say in disputes regarding ownership rights and compensation |

| |External Monitoring |Ensure compliance with funding agreement |

Grievance: Waste pickers do not have any legal right on the basis of which they can bring a claim for compensation for loss of income before a court. That does not mean that they cannot try to do so, but it is unlikely that a court will be able to assist them. Therefore the Social Committee is to be set up under the WSJSC to hear any concerns/ disputes with waste pickers. The WSJSC has mandated the Social Committee as a sub-committee of the WSJSC. It comprises of the Chairman of the WSJSC, Mayor of Bla’a, the Project Manager and Social Development Specialist, a consultant who has been contracted under the Project for developing the detailed mechanisms in relation to the waste pickers.

The Social Committee will carry-out further stakeholder consultations with the waste pickers to arrive at mutually agreed grievance measures and implementation mechanisms. The WSJSC will commit to be bound by the decisions of the Social Committee and to implement the measures agreed by the Social Committee through a process that will be formulated by the Social Committee and acceptable to the World Bank and it will commit to enforce the measures decided by the Social Committee to reach an outcome that is described in this ARAP using the resources set aside for this purpose under the Project. The WSJSC will ensure that sufficient resources are made available to implement the measures, and agree to increase the amounts currently calculated if the Bank considers this necessary.

6. Arrangements for monitoring and implementation

Following are four foreseen forms of ARAP monitoring:

1. Internal Monitoring. The WSJSC will be primary internal monitoring of ARAP implementation. The WSJSC will monitor the progress of ARAP implementation against predetermined performance targets, and facilitate the work of the external and independent monitors through effective record keeping and the preparation of periodic Project Progress Reports. The Municipalities will provide early warning of ARAP related project difficulties and concerns and will ensure affected persons concerns are adequately addressed by the project. The WSJSC and the Municipalities will jointly ensure that payments are made to the correct individuals in accordance with the compensation agreements.

2. NGO Participation: An NGO will be contracted by the WSJSC to support the detailed design and implementation of the various proposed schemes and measures mentioned above or any additional acceptable schemes.

3. Bank monitoring. Bank supervision missions will regularly and systematically review the progress of ARAP implementation and reference their findings in aide-memoirs.

4. Independent mid-Term/End of Project Evaluation. An independent review of implementation progress and any problems will be commissioned prior to mid-term review and discussed at it. This review will undertake field visits and will hold consultations with project-affected persons in order to determine their experiences, document problems, solutions and any unresolved issues, with recommendations. Action taken on this review shall constitute a component of the project Implementation Completion Report, as required by Bank procedures. The Bank does not consider a project fully complete until satisfactory ARAP outcomes are registered.

7. Timetable and budget

The expenses involved in this ARAP are the costs that the project has to cover for compensation for those losing their income opportunities from waste picking at the Wadi Shaer dumpsite during implementation of SWEMP. Sector two presented the principles on which the costs have been estimated. The following Table 5 present the estimated budget related to this ARAP in New Israeli Shekels

|Compensation Parameter |Wadi shaer |Total |

| |Costs (NIS) |Costs (NIS) |

|Waste picker live hood support |41,600 |41,600 |

• US$1.0 equivalent to NIS4.0

**The ARAP presents the frameworks of the Resettlement Action Plan to protect the interest of households that are negatively affected by the project so that the social risks are minimized and thereby the regional solid waste project enjoys wide societal support.

All waste pickers will be given compensation to cover their needs during rehabilitation or construction period in the dump site so, the following equation shows details:

Each pickers will work on daily pay system during compensation period which will be extended over 8 months (project duration) so, each day will take NIS 50 and in return will work 26 day per a month:

NIS 50 X (26 day/m.) = NIS 1,300 per month per PAP

NIS 1,300 X (4 pickers) = NIS 5,200 per month

NIS 5,200 X (8 months) = NIS 41,600 (~ US$ 10,400)

Table 6: Time table to implement RAP

|Activity |Responsibility |Date |

|Waste picker notification about closing dump site |WSJSC Social Committee |October 1, 2009 |

|Find temporary job opportunities |WSJSC Social Committee |October 1 – November 1, 2009 |

|Create permanent job contract in private sector or NGOs |WSJSC Social Committee |April 1 – 30, 2010 |

Annex (1) List of Waste Pickers in Wadi Shaer

|Place of resident |Family member no. |Age |Picker name |No. |

|Thenabeh |6 |28 |Nassri Younis Iamor |1 |

|Nur shams camp |6 |47 |Fared Saed Mohammed Aaian |2 |

|Nur shams camp |----- |20 |Abdullah Fared Mohammed Aaian |3 |

|Nur shams camp |10 |40 |Yaser Assad Saleh Saforee |4 |

Annex 2: Some of photos for waste pickers in Anabta dumpsite

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