ADB Loan-2709 PRC

Yunnan Integrated Road Network

Development Project

Gender Action Plan Completion Report (G326)

(Gender and Development)

December 2013

Yunnan Highway Administration Bureau

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Gender Action Plan Completion Report

December 2013

Loan No. 2709-PRC: Yunnan Integrated Road

Network Development Project—Gender Action

Plan Completion Report (G326)

(Gender and Development)

Prepared by the Yunnan Highway Administration Bureau for the Asian Development Bank

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Content

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv

CONCISE SUMMARY v

I. Project Background ..................................................................................................1

A. Subproject Overview: .....................................................................................1

B. Socioeconomic status of the subproject site ..........................................1

II. Gender and road maintenance ..............................................................................3

III. Gender Mainstreaming.............................................................................................5

IV. Implementing Schedule ...........................................................................................5

V. Relevant policies, laws and regulations .............................................................5

VI. GAP Progress, Table 1 .............................................................................................6

VIII. Pictures taken on-site ........................................................................................... 14

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The gender action plan progress report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed

herein do not necessarily represent those of Asian Development Bank Board of Directors,

Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.

In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any

designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the

Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other

status of any territory or area.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following parties for their support and guidance on data collection

and the preparation of this report:

1. We would like to thank Mr. Shen Haiping, the Deputy director general of YHAB, Mr.

Zhang Shijun and Ms. Wu Likun. Yunnan Road Science Research Institute, Qujing

General Section, Luliang General Section, officers and staff from G108 steering office

also pay tremendous time and efforts in helping collecting data and preparing the report.

The residents along the maintained road sections cooperated and supported the project

as well as providing us with a great many of value suggestion. Moreover, we would thank

ADB for reviewing the report.

2. Also, we need to express our gratitude to the related design institutes, supervision units,

contractor and other related personnel and experts participated in feasibility study,

designing and project preparation technical assistance as well as the making of

maintenance schedule.

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CONCISE SUMMARY

I. Overview of road maintenance conducted by YHAB

The road maintenance project conducted by YHAB is 605.54 km long. There are 7 contracts

contain 197.2 km road maintenance which is financed by ADB with 20 million USD together

with government counterpart. The project was planned to implement from Jan, 2012 to Dec

31, 2015.

II. Project progress and plan

3 Out of 7 contracts are ADB-financed, including CL18 section on G108, CL15 and CL16

sections on G326, of which the subprojects have all been finished. Total investment for G326

is 66,436,987 CNY. The subproject was started on Jay 6, 2013 and completed on late August,

2013.

III. Gender action pan progress

YHAB make sure that local villagers, especially women should be recruited in some

non-technical job of maintenance subproject, and provide them safety condition. According to

national laws and international rules, equal pay for equal work for both male and female has

been implemented. Employment opportunities and economic income have been increased.

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I. Project Background

A. Subproject Overview:

1. In 2012, Yunnan Highway Administrative Bureau (YHAB) planned to conduct

maintenance over 605.54km highway, which would take 4 years’ time. The project was

started in 2012. It was divided into 2 parts: the 1st part would be solely financed by domestic

counterpart funds. The 2nd is 197.2 km road maintenance with 20 million USD loan from ADB

together with government counterpart on 7 contracts. 3 out of the 7 are ADB-financed

contracts (with a total length of 79.3 km), the CL18 section on G108, CL15 and CL16 sections

on G326. The bid winner is Yunnan the 3rd Highway & Bridge Engineering Co., LTD. The

contract was signed on Dec 26, 2012. The subproject was started on Jan 6, 2013 and

completed on late August, 2013.

2. The G326 section in Yunnan Province starts from Shanmuqing on border between

Xuanwei City of Yunnan and Guizhou Province and ends on Xiqiao in Luliang County, with a

total length of 146.5km. It connects Guizhou in north and Kunming-Shiling expressway in

south, as an important path from Yunnan to west Guizhou and the only way from inland to

Hekou, the national level port from China to Vietnam. The sections are class 3 mountain

highways with asphalt pavement, belonging to Qujing Highway Administrative General

Section and Luliang Highway Administrative General Section as 2 separate subprojects, the

CL-15 and CL-16. The first subproject starts from K1022+660 and ends on K1077+700, it is

23.4km and would be divided into three small sections for maintenance:

K1022+660-K1032+300, K1051+940-K1059+000 and K1071+000-K1077+700. The second

subproject starts from K1077+700 and ends on K1108+600 with a total length of 30.9km. The

construction period would be 8 months with the standard of class 3 double lane highway, with

driving speed of 30 km/hour and sub-grade width of 7.5 m (the K1022+660-K1032+30 on

CL15 subproject would be 8.5m). The sub-grade and pavement are in the same width. With

the rapid growth of traffic load, traffic load increases quickly and leads to serious damage on

pavement, which severely constrained local development and daily life of the local residents:

(1) the road damage causes heavy dust and affects ambient air quality; (2) the road condition

reduces transport vehicles’ useful life; (3) frequent traffic congestions seriously affect the

development of the local economy and people’s daily life; (4) frequent traffic accidents puts

the safety of local children at great risk. Based on these problems, YHAB planned to have

maintenance on G326 pavement and roadbed. The total length of the section for

maintenance is 54.3KM. The subproject would be funded by ADB 20 million loans.

B. Socioeconomic status of the subproject site

3. The section for maintenance passes through Zhanyi County of Qujing City, Sanbao

Town in Qiling District of Qujing and Banqiao Town and Fanghua Town of Luliang County.

4. Population:

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(i). Zhanyi County has a population of 431,058, with an annual increase rate of

1.01%, among which 225,792 male and 205,266 female with110% sex ratio.

Population of the ethnic groups is 25,815, taking 5.99% of the total.

(ii). The total population of Banqiao Town is 101,404, among which 1,886 are Hui

people.

(iii). Fanghua Town has a population of 33,492, among which 31,003 Han, 1,893 Yi,

596 Hui; 31,892 agricultural population, 1,600 non-agricultural population. In

2010, the natural population growth rate was 4.31%.

5. Education Level:

(i). In total population of Zhanyi County, 16,484 have university degree (bachelor

degree), taking 3.9% of the total; 38,549 have high school (including technical

secondary school), 8.9%; 126,903 have junior high school education, 29.4%;

185,332 have primary school education, 43.0% and the illiteracy rate is 6.6%.

(ii). By 2011, the Banqiao Town has 1 county-level middle high school, 2

town-level high schools and 17 primary schools. In county level high school,

there are 105 teaching and administrative staff and 1,292 students (1185 in

junior high and 107 in senior high); in No.1 Middle School, there are 76

teaching and administrative staff and 1,174 students; in No.2 Middle School,

there are 87 teaching and administrative staff and 1718 students; in all primary

schools, there are 437 teaching and administrative staff and 7,792 students;

there are also 1 public kindergarten and 21 private kindergartens with totally

2,625 children in them.

(iii). The enrollment rate of primary and junior high school students in Fanghua

Town is 100%. the proportion of students graduated from junior high to high

school is 48%; the test results of junior high entrance examination is among

the leading level in mountainous and semi-mountainous towns in the county.

6. Health care:

(i). There are 1 central hospital in town and 17 village clinics in administrative

village. There are 42 doctors in the hospital and 67 village health workers.

7. Economic Conditions:

(i). In 2011, gross value of production of Zhanyi County was 11.7 billion CNY,

year-on-year growth was 15% and the fiscal revenue was 1.235 billion CNY.

The first industrial added value was 2.6 billion CNY, with 8% year-on-year

growth; the second industrial added value was 6.2 billion CNY, with 18.4%

year-on-year growth; the third industrial added value was 2.9 billion CNY, with

14.4% year-on-year increase. The three industrial structure ratio was 22:53:25.

Per capita disposable income of urban residents and rural per capita net

income were 18,074 CNY and 5,715 CNY.

(ii). In 2011, Banqiao Town achieved 819.5 million CNY total revenue of rural

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economy, with 12.4 % year-on-year growth. The farmer per capita net income

was 5218 CNY, with 15% year-on-year growth; Investment in fixed assets was

375 million CNY, large-scale industrial added value reached 348.5 million CNY,

with 13 % year-on-year growth.

(iii). In 2011, Fanghua Town realized 198 million CNY gross farm productions, with

11% year-on-year growth.

8. Work on poverty-reduction:

(i). In 2011, Banqiao Town completed work of the provincial-level poverty

reduction prioritized supported village on Hexi, Dakeshu and Dabaozi natural

villages and completed programming of county-level compulsory poverty

reduction for 10 administrative villages (2011-2020).

(ii). In 2011, Fanghua Town has issued 10.97 million CNY small loans for poverty

alleviation and supported 273 households. The town Women’s Federation

issued 4.77 million CNY for “loan support, tax reduction, entrepreneur services

and funding subsidy” to support 60 women, college graduates and veterans

and provide 33 laid-off workers to apply for small loans of totally 1.65 million

CNY.

II. Gender and road maintenance

9. The subproject has impacted the local people both positively and negatively,

especially on women and children. The construction process has made surrounding people’s

life inconvenient to some degree, but it’s temporary. After the construction, the road is smooth,

which can provide convenience for people’s travel. The road maintenance let the local

women benefit indirectly. Generally, it brings more good than harm.

Positive Impact:

(i). After the maintenance, the road capacity has been improved and the traffic

congestion can be relieved. The travel environment of the community and

health environment of people living on both sides of the road has also been

improved.

(ii). The local people were employed in the maintenance and get trained on safety

and environment protection. Thus, their safety and environment protection

awareness is improved.

(iii). Because of the limited condition, there are not many schools in rural areas, if

the traffic is inconvenient, it would definitely affect the children’s education.

The road pavement condition was bad and accidents happened frequently, it

was not safe for children on their way to and from schools, after the

maintenance, the road condition has been improved, which provide

convenient and safe guarantee for students. Moreover, the good

transportation can also improve information exchange between urban and

rural areas and thus enhance the rural education level.

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(iv). After the maintenance, women would have more opportunities to

communicate with the outside world and participate into all kinds of social

activities. They can visit their friends and relatives, go shopping and sell farm

produces. Their participation in community management, training, education

study opportunities would improve their knowledge so as to raise their

economic and social status in house and society to realize equality of men and

women.

(v). Luliang County in Qujing City is a typical agricultural county; farming is the

main body of the county agricultural economy, focusing on grain, vegetable

and aquatic products. Along G326, vegetable and fruit planting develops

greatly. After the maintenance, on one hand, the improved transportation

would reduce cost and loss in transportation; on another, the convenient

transportation would attract more people to come to the county to enjoy the

fruit picking activities, which would increase farmers’ income and encourage

the development of other local specialty and catering services. In rural areas,

most men are working outside; the majority of the beneficiaries are women

and senior people. The maintenance greatly improved their opportunities in

income generation.

(vi). The construction would increase non-agricultural job opportunities in a short

term, among which 30% would be provided to local women and poverty

people.

Negative impact during maintenance:

(i). During the construction, local people’s life was affected by constructing

activities.

(ii). Except for safety hazard for construction workers and students during the

construction, the improved traffic led to faster vehicle speed, which would also

become a threat of life security for local people, especially for children and

senior people.

(iii). Temporary measures like limit line and others brought inconvenience for local

people’s travel, affected materials transportation between the project site and

other places and produced noise and air pollution.

Negative impact during maintenance:

(i). The improvement of the transportation would increase the risk of transmission

of infectious diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, which would threat life and health

of local women and children.

(ii). The improvement of the transportation would increase the migration and

chances for criminals to get into the local communities, especially for those

human traffickers.

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(iii). Now, some of remote villages have become concentrating places for drug

addicts and drug dealers. The improved traffic would increase the risk of drug

as well as its spreading areas, threatening the health and life of women and

children.

III. Gender Mainstreaming

10. Recruit local women in road maintenance : The G326 maintenance subproject

recruited many local villagers, provided job opportunities and income for families involving in

the subproject. In rural area, because men used to work outside, women have to take

important responsibilities and roles in economic and agricultural activities and they have

become the main labour force. During the construction, women are recruited for pit repairing,

cleaning the road, ditches and culverts, collecting wasted materials and planting trees and

grass on road sides to prevent soil erosion

11. Equal pay for equal work: In accordance with ILO Convention No. 100, "Equal

Remuneration Convention", the subproject adopts equal pay for men and women employees

system.

IV. The implementing of schedule

12. As the Implementing Agency of the subproject, YHAB implemented and monitored the

Gender Action Plan (GAP). During the project execution process, YHAB has guaranteed that:

(i). The GAP has been implemented and monitored, and annual report has been

submitted to ADB;

(ii). The related provisions in GAP has been included into bidding documents;

(iii). The progress of GAP has been included into project progress report and

completion report

(iv). The contractor has: (1) recruited women in construction and maintenance

work of the subproject; (2)payed men and women equally according to

domestic law and international conventions; (3) provided safe working

environment for employees; (4) provided training on road maintenance and

used of equipments for female employees; (5) provided safety and health

training courses for workers to raise their awareness on safety and prevention

of transmitted diseases.

V. Relevant policies, laws and regulations

13. The development outline of Chinese women (2010-2020)

14. Chinese Children's Development Outline (2010-2020)

15. Women and children rights and interests protection law of the People's Republic of

China (1992 People's Republic of China the Presidential Decree No. 58 Announcement)

16. Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (ILO Convention No. 100)

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17. The People's Republic of China Law on the Protection of women's rights (Effected on

1 December 1, 1992)

18. Women and children rights and interests protection law of the People's Republic of

China (Effected on Oct 10, 1992)

19. Labor Law of the People's Republic of China (Effected on Jan1, 1995)

VI. GAP Implementation Status, Table 1

20. In accordance with the GAP, the contractors prioritize the hiring of local people in

construction to let them benefit from the subproject. (See Table 1)

Table 1 GAP Implementation Status

Recruit for road maintenance

G326 contractor recruited untrained local people as

workers and provided maintenance technique and safety

training for them so as to improve their chances to get

hired. The trained workers had equal pay for equal work.

Among all on-site investigation, women took up to 30%.

The contractor gave priority to people from poverty

families and women when employing the local people.

Guarantee the indigenous peoples and people from ethnic

groups can involve into the road maintenance.

The contractor did not hire child labourer.

Men and women got equal pay for equal work, which at a

certain level improves women’s status in family.

The investigation results can be found in Table 2, Pic 1, 2

show the recruited women workers

Capacity building on gender

issue

Capacity building activities emphasize gender awareness

and discussions about gender issues have been held with

more than 50% women’s participation in areas along the

road. Discussions on gender issues along the subproject

road sections can be found in Table 4.

Women have actively participated into local decision

making process, like the public consultation and the

interview to villagers living in the project area after the

construction. about the environment impact of the

maintenance (See Pic 9,10 in the appendix)(50%

participants were women).

During the maintenance, YHAB established complaint

mechanism so that it can solve the affected people’s

concern and complaint about environment, traffic safety,

social safety and other issues promptly through simple

and clear procedures especially for female. Any people

can directly make complains when they feel their

environment rights have been violated until the problem is

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solved. During the construction process, road

maintenance well received by the local communities and

residents, there is no complaint, letters, petitions on

environment pollution, traffic safety and social safety

received because that various impact mitigation measures

have been taken.

Improvement on road safety

and social security

Bulletin boards, safety cone, identification tags and other

warning signs would be set along the road in

maintenance, especially in places near schools, hospital

and markets, providing information about the name of the

subproject, subproject overview, contractor, design unit,

supervision unit, contractor and their telephone numbers.

The contractor provides training for employed workers,

especially women and equips them with proper working

clothes, hard hat and gloves. Provide clean drinking water

for workers on site.

The subproject is conducted as required by HIV/AIDS

Prevention Plan. The contractor provide trainings

HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases risk and

prevention related knowledge and awareness to workers,

part-time workers and their families to reduce HIV/AIDS

impact during and after the construction period.

Process medical waste timely and reduce AIDS infection

risks

The subproject also educate the local people, especially

women and children about human trafficking related

knowledge to build their alert toward this as well as

cooperate with related law enforcing department to

prevent trafficking.

After the completion of the subproject, steering office

keeps the propaganda and education on the traffic safety

knowledge to local villagers(See Pic 5 in the appendix),

and posted traffic safety propaganda poster on the

eye-catching places along the road.

Local economy development

After the maintenance, the road condition has been

improved; traffic congestion can be solved greatly, which

would bring benefits and economic effect for local people

as well as local special tourism and farmhouse visits.

During the construction, local people, especially women

and poverty people have been recruited so as to increase

their income.

Women (middle-aged) were hired to be responsible for

providing food for workers, maintaining vegetations along

the road, like plant trees and clean garbage, which all

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provided then with income source for elder women.

Put priority to use local construction materials such as

sand, stone, cement and others to increase local people’s

income, as well as the economics of private enterprise.

Adaptation in Climate Change

Situation

At 40% of the workers working on climate change

adaptation (plant trees, maintenance of vegetation) are

women.

Local women were hired to do vegetation planting in

ecological fragile region along the road

After the construction, vegetation recovering work along

the road in the project area is kept on, and local women

are hired to do the work continually.

Education for school-age

children

After the maintenance, the traffic condition is more

convenient and safe for school students to go and from

schools.

However, during the construction, large transportation

vehicles are still a threat for children’s safety. Parents

need to educate their children on personal safety. The

contractor also needs to provide safety training for drivers.

Also, monitoring on violation of transportation rules by

related departments (like transportation bureau) shall be

strengthened.

After the maintenance, road condition is improved mostly,

the road is smooth, and traffic decreases temporarily,

leading to faster vehicle speed, which bring about a great

security risk especially to the students and children to and

from schools. Parents and teachers need to educate them

on traffic safety, and local transportation administration

department need to monitor the limit line and overloading

of vehicles forcibly and effectively.

21. After on-site investigation and interview on local villagers working on the subproject

to know about the household information, income and salary, the results show that all

interviewees hope that they can have more of these opportunities in the future. For details,

please see the following Table 2.

Table 2 G326 Subproject Recruitment of local workers

Name Sex Age Position Income/

month

No.

Family

members

No. of

Families:

Male

No. of

Families:

Male

Annual

household

income

Li Guowei M 25 driver 4600 4 3 1 20,000

CNY

Li Guomei F 34 Road 2000 3 1 2 10,000

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worker CNY

Zhao

Jiangmin

M 26

Road

worker 2000 3 2 1

20,000

CNY

Luo

Chunsheng

M 43

Road

worker 2000 4 2 2

30,000

CNY

Zi

Chenglong

M 25

Road

worker 2000 2 1 1

10,000

CNY

Luo

Zhengxue

M 48

Road

worker 2000 6 3 3

10,000

CNY

Luo

Zhengtong

M 18

Road

worker 2000 4 2 2

10,000

CNY

Zi

Chengyan

M 24

Road

worker 2000 2 1 1

10,000

CNY

Bi Qingfang F 57 Road

worker 1000 4 3 1

10,000

CNY

Zi Honglin F 31 cook 1500 4 1 3 10,000

CNY

Li Zhizhong M 37 driver 4500 5 3 2 50,000

CNY

Zhao

Huihua F 42

Road

worker 2000 4 3 1

20,000

CNY

22. On June 3, 2013, G326 subproject conducted a public consultation on the local

communities (Table 3), the main questions asked included:

(i). During the maintenance of the road, do you think that the noise and dust

produced by construction activities have impact on your life?

(ii) The subproject has been done, are you satisfied with this road?

(iii) Is the dust less than before? Is the road safer and smoother than before?

(iv) Whether the limit line of overloading vehicles should be adopted?

(v) During the construction, did the contractors offer many job opportunities? Did

it solve the economic problem to a certain extent? Whether women can benefit

from the project? Did they get special protection and care measures during

working?

23． The results show that the villagers thought that there was some impact on the

environment. But since the time is short and the contractor used measures like watering,

covering transporting vehicles with canvas, the dust is reduced greatly(See Pic 7,8 in the

appendix). The subproject has been completed now, dust is less, and traffic is less, but

vehicle speed is much faster. The limit line should be conducted to overloading vehicles

otherwise the road will be damaged sooner. In a word, these respondents are satisfied with

the road section recovered.

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During the construction, the contractor offered local people many road maintenance works,

average per capita income is about 2000 CNY, much more than farming at home, which

solved some people’s family economic problems. Before the women started to work on-site,

contractors had provided them safety and skill training as well as safe working environment.

Women can get even treatment as men, contractors gave them equal pay for equal work.

Because of the physical differences between men and women, they were arranged to do

some light works such as pit repairing, cleaning the road, collecting wasted materials and

others. The increased income would raise their economic and social status in family, as well

as their decision making power.

Table 3 Attendants for public consultation on G326 subproject

No. Name Sex Nationality Age Profession Village

1 Lu Langcui F Han 57 Villager

Baimiao Village, Banqiao Town, Luniang County, Qujing City of Yunnan

Province.

2 Zhu Xuewang M Han 42 Villager

Machanghu Village, Banqiao Town, Luniang County, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province.

3 Wang Zhigang M Han 40 Villager Fuyuna County, Qujing City of Yunnan Province

4 Chen Shimei F Han 46 Villager

Machanghu Village, Banqiao Town, Luniang County, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province.

5 Zhu Dejian M Han 46 Villager

Machanghu Village, Banqiao Town, Luniang County, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province.

6 Fang Meizhen F Han 43 Fishmonger Xiangshuiba Town,

Luniang County, Qujing City of Yunnan Province.

7 Yue Zhengde M Han 51 Fishmonger Xiangshuiba Town,

Luniang County, Qujing City of Yunnan Province.

8 Huang Jufen F Han 58 Grocer Yuezhou Town, Qiling District, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province

9 Yuan Limei F Han 36 Chine Mobile

Agents

Yuezhou Town, Qiling District, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province

10 Tuo Dongqin F Han 16 Student Yuezhou Town, Qiling District, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province

11 He Juhua F Han 42 Shop owner Yuezhou Town, Qiling District, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province

12 Sun Qiongmei F Han 35 Booth owner Yuezhou Town, Qiling District, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province

13 Zhang

Wenzhong M Han 74

Tobacco company staff

Yuezhou Town, Qiling District, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province

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14 Sun Meiqin F Han 50 Water station

staff

Yuezhou Town, Qiling District, Qujing City of

Yunnan Province

24. The main work of G326 maintenance is conducted in Luliang Township, survey on

gender was conducted in local township government, details can be found in Table 4.

Table 4 Survey on gender issues in area of the subproject

No. Questions about Results

1 What is the local school

attendance of female

students? What is the age

of girls go to school and

how the education level for

them?

More than 99% of female children are in primary school

and more than 95 % in secondary high school.

Basically, all female children get school education

before 5.

2 Main economic activity of

the local people

Most of the people make their living by planting grain

and vegetable. Some people would find job in nearby

factories and some are hired as road workers.

3 What is the social

organization that they

usually pay visits? Is the

transportation to these

places convenient?

The social organization that the local people usually

pay visits includes the town government, health clinic,

rural credit cooperative, all of which are located in the

town. Before the maintenance of G326, the road was

seriously damaged and it was not safe for villagers to

take travel on it. During the construction, because of

the measure of limit line, traffic congestion is severer

and affects the effectiveness of the local people to go

to the town. After the maintenance, the road condition

is greatly improved and it becomes more convenient

for the local.

4 Main health problems of

the local women? Can the

people’s disease be

treated in time? Can the

maintenance of the road

impact on the situation?

Rural production and living environment is poor,

harming the rural women's health. With the

development of labor economy, many men go out to

seek job opportunities in urban areas and leave the

burden of the family all to women. Long-term physical

exertion is the main reason for their susceptibility to

diseases. Heavy use of pesticides and fertilizers leads

to toxic and harmful residues penetrating into the

groundwater and affects people’s health. Moreover,

rural women usually don’t have strong self-care

awareness, adding with the poor economic condition,

limited rural medical care condition and low diagnosis

and treatment level, rural women are easy to be

infected with all kinds of diseases and they usually

cannot get timely treatment. Because of the changes in

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rural living, working environment and people’s lifestyle,

the numbers of people having cancer, hypertension,

cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other serious

ailments are also increasing. G326 is the only way that

the villagers go through to big hospitals in Fumin

County. During the construction, traffic congestion

might affect timely treatment for patients in short time;

however, the traffic would be smoother after the

maintenance, which would save much time for saving

the local patients.

5 Do the local people know

about HIV/AIDS?

The survey result shows that the local people’s

awareness rate in HIV/AIDS is only 40 % to 55 %,

much lower than the rate in cities. It means that the

local people’s knowledge about AIDS is far from

enough, which is mainly gotten from television and

broadcasting, newspaper and magazines, neighbors

and friends, rural activities, schools and teachers,

medical staff and family members. Different groups of

people have different knowledge sources. More male

get the information through newspaper and magazines

than female. People have higher education usually get

it from television and broadcasting, newspaper and

magazines, medical staff and schools and teachers

and people with lower education level get it from their

neighbors and friends and rural activities.

Besides, during the construction of G326 maintenance,

the contractor organizes the workers and their families

for HIV/AIDS prevention trainings and distribute related

pamphlet to nearly communities.

6 Do the local ethnic groups

insist their own customs

and beliefs?

The majority of the local residents are Han people and

there is only a small population of ethnic groups,

whose living habits and customs are basically the

same as the local Han people. Students from ethnic

groups can have extra score plus for their entrance

examination for universities and colleges. The local

government also provides subsidies or

poverty-reduction support for ethnic people living in

remote mountainous areas.

7 What is the feedback of the

local toward the road

condition?

The road was damaged. The dust is heavy along the

road. The traffic congestions and accidents happen a

lot. All of these affect people’s life seriously.

8 What is the local people’s

expectation and

suggestion for the

Hope to speed up the progress of road maintenance

and reduce the inconvenience caused by the

construction. The contractor should hire more local

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maintenance? people so as to provide them with sources of income.

9 If there is any safety and

environment problem

happen during the

construction, is there any

place for people to make

complaint and get their

rights protected?

YHAB has established a complaint mechanism with the

information put to bulletin boards. If there is any

problem, the people can make their complaint to the

local community, government, contractor, supervisors

and steering office until it is solved.

VII. Conclusion and Recommendations:

25. With the direction and supervision of the steering office, the contractor strictly follows

the ADB GAP during the construction: (1) to ensure that some of the non-skilled jobs will be

provided to local women and ensure men and women get equal pay for equal work so that

women can benefit from the subproject and have their economical and social status improved;

(2) to provide safe working environment for both male and female workers; (3) to provide

safety and technique training for employees to improve their skills and improve their future

chances for jobs; (4) try to use local materials to increase the local people’s income. Through

on-site investigation on local workers, they are all satisfied with the job and hope that they

can have more of this kind of opportunities in future. They believe that the road maintenance

increases their income sources. Especially women’s involvement in the construction make

them bring more income home and raises their status in family and community and at the

same time enhanced their skills for future job opportunities. (5) Because the construction was

too short, making the employment time short, this only can improve villagers’ income

temporarily. After the construction, as interviewed to villagers in the project area, the road

maintenance workers have to find other employment opportunity. (6) After the maintenance,

road condition is well, road is smooth, which provides local people’s travel and vehicles many

conveniences, at the same time, it will progress the development of local social and

economics.

26. Recommendations: (1). The contractor can enlarge the scope that the local people’s

involvement in the construction; (2) to strengthen training and promotion on safe production,

self-protection and environment protection (3) to distribute and put more post about HIV/AIDS

and other diseases in villages along the road; (4) After the maintenance, faster vehicle speed

would bring about a great security risk especially to the students and children to and from

schools. Parents and teachers need to educate them on traffic safety, and local transportation

administration department need to monitor the speeding and overloading vehicles forcibly

and effectively.

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VIII. Pictures taken on-site

Pic 1 Women are hired as road workers and equipped with protective clothing

Pic 2 Drinking water provided on site

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Pic 3 Public consultation

Pic 4 Safety signs have been used on the maintained section

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Pic 5 Road safety propaganda posted on the access of village

Pic 6 Safety propaganda posted along the road

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Pic 7 A great amount of dust arising from the road surface before

construction

Pic 8 The repaired road is wide, clean and tidy

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Pic 9 Staff are interviewing the people along the road after maintenance

Pic 10 Staff are interviewing the people along the road after maintenance