Dzhankeldy Wind Power Project

EBRD
 
PR2
 
B
RIEFING 
N
OTE 
(COVID-19) 
EBRD has issued a briefing note highlighting some critical areas of concern that clients may 
need to address in their COVID-19 response planning. The key areas addressed in the briefing 
note include: 
 
Other options/alternatives should be assessed before the retrenchment of workers 
such as voluntary unpaid leave, reduced working hours etc. 
 
Decisions to reduce labour costs should be taken incrementally and revisited in 
light of rapidly changing circumstances and levels of support provided by the 
national government. 
 
Retrenchment planning should consider the options for re-employment of 
dismissed workers once the situation improves. 
 
Companies should consider applying positive discrimination criteria to dismissals, 
within bounds permissible under applicable labour and social protection laws and 
regulations in order to protect workers who are most vulnerable i.e. based on 
gender, ethnicity, age, economic situation, supply chain workers etc. 
 
Companies should engage with workers and their representatives during the 
consideration of the different options viable. 
 
Grievance mechanism will be essential to monitor staff morale, understand how 
workers are affected and what their concern are and address pressing matters 
promptly. 
Note: EBRD notes that the briefing note is not a compliance document and should be taken 
as a source of information and analysis 

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Dzhankeldy 500MW Wind Farm 
ESIA Volume 2- Main Text, Tables & Figures 
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ADB 
The Environmental Safeguard requirements necessitate The Borrower/client to, 
‘provide 
workers with safe and healthy working conditions and prevent accidents, injuries, and disease. 
Establish preventive and emergency preparedness and response measures to avoid, and 
where avoidance is not possible, to minimize, adverse impacts and risks to the health and 
safety of local communities.’