Open Mic session is a space which allow any organization to share and exchange experience on their completed or ongoing project which the topic might or might not be related to MRLG project
3. Implemented by
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Investment Monitoring 2015
29.02.2016
Ā» Conducted investment monitoring in 8 districts + 3 non target
districts, 85 + 24 projects (109 projects): concession & general
projects. Took 100 projects as baseline of 2015.
Ā» MoU signing with 81 investors in 4 provinces.
Ā» Conducted exchange day between investors and communities &
Investment Forum.
Ā» Synergy with NREIC & DoP on using GPS in investment monitoring
& planning.
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Implemented by:
i.Team
formation
ii. Team
preparation
iii. Interview
iv. Presentation
of findings
vi. Dialogue
Investors,
Communities
DPI, Agri, Land, Energy, commerce,
labor, etc
-Training on monitoring procedures, QIP criteria, rating,
interview techniques;
- Utilization of forms, equipment,
- Investors, Employees
- Field site
- Community
- Discusssions finding with districts ,
provinces.
- Discussion of findings with Investors
- Signing of MoU
- Exchange day, Investment
Forum: - Findings, QIP
criteria, rules & regulations,
best practices, improvementSTEPS
v. Follow-up
MoU
- Implementation of MoU
- Sanctions
5. Implemented by
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ā¢ 8. Suggestions/complains from
community on other issues:
ā¢ 9. Implementation of labour
safety
ā¢ 10.Community consultation &
participation
ā¢ 6.Economic & poverty: job
creation, income
ā¢ 7.Gender: job satisfaction &
income, gender policy
ā¢ 4.Interfering territory, water,
environment protection and
certificate
ā¢ 5.Land use: land allocation,
conflict, consultation with
community, respect culture,
tradition.
ā¢ 1. Assesment of the
implementation of contract and
feassibility study
ā¢ 2. Implementation of labor law
ā¢ 3. Implement Lao account
system, contribution to the
government, reporting, labour
contract with employees
Law
Compliance
Environment/
Land
PeopleEconomic
Quality Investment Criteria
Based on Law, contract, regulation, moratorium No13
International Guidelines VGGT, RAI
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Implemented by:
Monitored Projects in 2015
100 projects monitored in 2015 (Baseline)
36
4
18
4
62
2
11
11
14
38
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Luangnamtha Khammouane Houaphanh Sayaboury Total
Type of Investment
Concession General
Joint venture
8%
FDI
47%
Domestic
45%
100 projects
8. Implemented by
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ļ§ In one or two months after investment monitoring
ļ§ Organize at district level ā DPO.
ļ§ Participants: DPI, DPO, DoIC, Investors
Activity 2: MoU Signing
9. Implemented by
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Preparation of
document at
DPI
Investor
preparation
Community
preparation
Exchange
day between
investors &
communities
Activity 3: Exchange Day Between Investors &
Communities
10. Implemented by
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Carried out in 11 projects of SAY, LNT, KM & HP
Suggestions/agreement : ask companies:
Ā» To hire local labor,
Ā» To do road maintenance,
Ā» To do water treatment, to reduce noise, dust, rubbish, waste,
burning waste, smell, pesticides, stones blocked irrigation
canal,
Ā» To buy products from villagers,
Ā» To solve land issues,
Ā» To support water supply, village office & loud speaker
equipment.
Exchange Day Between Investors & Communities
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Activity 4: Investment Forum
Main Issues:
Ā» Lao transport companies proposed to use Lao truck to
China.
Ā» Chinese investors would like to use Chinese labor because
local labor is not enough for rubber plantation.
Ā» Ask the government to manage rubber price to be one
price.
Ā» Export tax should follow the investment contract.
Ā» The government to introduce the setting up of lao account
system.
Ā» To have more consulting companies to conduct
environment study, so far there is only one consulting
company (LNT).
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Activity 5: Use of GPS in
Investment Monitoring &
Planning
Preparation:
ļ§ Satellite images, GPS.
ļ§ Make list of projects,
check data
ļ§ Prepare team from MPI,
MONRE,DPI,PAFO,PONRE.
DPO,DONRE.
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Preparation
Cross check data of
MONRE,MPI,PAFO,DPI,
DPO, contracts & relevant
document
Train the team at
provincial level
(PONRE,PAFO,DPI,MPI)
Km : 15+1 because BMT construction stops for 2 years, government has debt.
Why LNT has only 2.
+ could not contact them, no office. Data not update.
+ no much cooperation. No language, document with DoIC. More on extension work.
SAY: no concession projects.
Score and number of projects. Average of each province
Look at the findings related to complains from villagers.