REPORT/DRAFT VERSION 2

BELGRADE WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROJECTLIVELIHOOD RESTORATION PLAN
PUBLIC AUGUST 2017
Vinca Waste Management Complex

Date: May 2021
Prepared by: City Secretariat for Social Welfare

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Contents
1.

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................62.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................7

2.1

Planning basis and site description ..........................................................................................7

2.2

Project Change Timeline..........................................................................................................8

2.3

Summary of change in numbers of wastepickers .................................................................... 10

2.4

LRP Scope ............................................................................................................................. 13

2.5

Campaign for reaching “missing“ wastepickers ...................................................................... 14
Handing out contact forms in person......................................................................................... 15
Placing the Contact Form on the entrance gate.......................................................................... 16
Calling the numbers .................................................................................................................. 17
Contacting recyclable companies .............................................................................................. 18
Publishing advertisements in daily newspaper .......................................................................... 19
Initial Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 20

3.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................. 21

3.1

Legislation of the Republic of Serbia ...................................................................................... 21

3.2

International Financial Institution’s Requirements ................................................................. 22

3.3

Gaps between National Legislation and IFC/EBRD Requirements............................................ 23

4.

LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION PROCESS TO DATE .......................................................................... 23

4.1

City of Belgrade .................................................................................................................... 23

4.2

City of Sabac ......................................................................................................................... 24

4.3

Municipality of Vladimirci .................................................................................................... 24

4.4

EPC Contractors Job opportunities......................................................................................... 25

4.5

BCE/SVO ............................................................................................................................... 25

5.

PROJECT AFFECTED PEOPLE....................................................................................................... 28

5.1

Socioeconomic Survey from 2018 .......................................................................................... 28

5.2

Socioeconomic survey from 2021 .......................................................................................... 30

5.3

Particularly Vulnerable PAPs ................................................................................................. 40

6.

ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS................................................................................................ 41

6.1

Eligibility for Livelihood Restoration Assistance ..................................................................... 41

6.2
Assessment of the actual number of wastepickers actively involved in waste picking on thelandfill 42
7.

TYPE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR WASTE PICKERS ............................................................................. 44

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7.1

Entitlement Matrix................................................................................................................ 45

8.

IMPLEMENTATION OF LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION PLAN............................................................ 46

8.1

Establishment of a Working Group ........................................................................................ 46

8.2

Appointment of Livelihood Restoration Officer ...................................................................... 46

8.3

Identification of Available Services and Programmes of Support ............................................ 46

8.4

Provision of Support and Assistance ...................................................................................... 46

9.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND CONSULATIONS ................................................................ 47

9.1

Disclosure ............................................................................................................................. 47

9.2

Consultations........................................................................................................................ 47

9.3

Plan for future activities ........................................................................................................ 48

10.

GRIEVANCE MECHANISM ...................................................................................................... 49
Receiving Grievances ................................................................................................................ 49
Grievance Logging .................................................................................................................... 49
Informing Upper-Management ................................................................................................. 49
Response.................................................................................................................................. 49
Record Keeping and Reporting .................................................................................................. 50

11.

INSTITUTIONAL SET UP.......................................................................................................... 51

12.

LRP IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE, BUDGET/ RESOURCES ..................................................... 52

12.1

Funds of the City of Belgrade ................................................................................................. 52

12.2

Funds of the City of Sabac /Municipality of Vladimirci ............................................................ 52

12.3

Implementation Timetable .................................................................................................... 52

13.

MONITORING AND REPORTING ............................................................................................. 53

13.1

Monitoring ........................................................................................................................... 53

13.2

Reporting ............................................................................................................................. 53

Annex 1 – List of 246 wastepickers from 2018 ................................................................................... 54
Annex 2 – List of 89 Interviewed people ........................................................................................... 55
Annex 3 – List of individual data for 45 interviewed wastepickers in 2021 ......................................... 56
Annex 4 – List of wastepickers with active contracts in 2021 ............................................................. 57
Annex 6 – Invitation for wastepickers ............................................................................................... 59
Annex 7 – Formal letter sent to respectable recycling companies ...................................................... 60
Annex 8 – Filled Questionnaires ....................................................................................................... 66
Annex 9 – Maximizing job opportunities for wastepickers by EPC contractors.................................... 67

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List of Tables
TABLE 1 - NUMBER OF WASTEPICKERS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SITE ..................................................................................... 10
TABLE 2 – LIST OF INTERVIEWED PERSONS IN 2018 .......................................................................................................... 11
TABLE 3 - NUMBER OF SURVEYED WORKERS ................................................................................................................... 29
TABLE 4 - AGE GROUPS OF SURVEYED WASTEPICKERS ........................................................................................................ 29
TABLE 5 - PERIOD OF WASTEPICKERS ACTIVITY ................................................................................................................. 29
TABLE 6 – EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................................... 30
TABLE 7 -АНКЕТИРАНА ЛИЦА РАЗВРСТАНА ПО ГОДИНИ РОЂЕЊА ....................................................................................... 32
TABLE 8 - ИСПИТАНИЦИ РАЗВРСТАНИ ПРЕМА МЕСТУ ПРЕБИВАЛИШТА/СТАНОВАЊА ............................................................. 33
TABLE 9 -ТАБЕЛАРНИ ПРИКАЗ МЕСЕЧНОГ ПРИХОДА ИСПИТАНИКА ..................................................................................... 33
TABLE 10 -ТАБЕЛАРНИ ПРИКАЗ ОДГОВОРА НА ПИТАЊА 5,6 И 7 ....................................................................................... 34
TABLE 11 -ОДГОВОР НА ПИТАЊЕ БР. 8 ........................................................................................................................ 34
TABLE 12 - ФИРМА СА КОЈОМ ИМА УГОВОР .................................................................................................................. 35
TABLE 13 – ПЕРИОД АКТИВНОСТИ НА ДЕПОНИЈИ ВИНЧА................................................................................................. 36
TABLE 14 - ДА ЛИ БИСТЕ ОБАВЉАЛИ ОВАЈ ПОСАО НА ДРУГОМ МЕСТУ ............................................................................... 37
TABLE 15 - ОДГОВОРИ НА ПИТАЊЕ БР.14. ................................................................................................................... 38
TABLE 16 - ОБРАЗОВНА СТРУКТУРА ИСПИТАНИКА .......................................................................................................... 39
TABLE 17 - RECYCLING COMPANIES .............................................................................................................................. 42
TABLE 18 - WASTEPICKERS WITH CONTRACTS ................................................................................................................. 42
TABLE 19 - TOTAL NUMBER OF WASTEPICKERS BY YEAR ..................................................................................................... 42
TABLE 20 - IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE ...................................................................................................................... 52
TABLE 21 -INDICATIVE INDICATORS FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING ............................................................................... 53

List of Figures
FIGURE 1 - DECREASE IN NUMBER OF WASTEPICKERS .......................................................................................................... 9
FIGURE 2 - ORIGINAL RAP LIST OF 246 WASTEPICKERS FROM 2018 .................................................................................... 11
FIGURE 3 - LIST OF INTERVIEWED IN 2018 ...................................................................................................................... 12
FIGURE 4 - REALISTIC NUMBER OF ACTIVE WASTEPICKERS................................................................................................... 13
FIGURE 5 - FIELD VISIT PHOTOS .................................................................................................................................... 15
FIGURE 6 – CONTACT FORM AND QUESTIONNAIRE ........................................................................................................... 16
FIGURE 7 - CALL LOGS ................................................................................................................................................ 17
FIGURE 8 - INVITATION FOR WASTEPICKERS .................................................................................................................... 19
FIGURE 9 - SVO JOB INTERVIEW FROM 2018 ................................................................................................................. 26
FIGURE 10 --АНКЕТИРАНА ЛИЦА ПОДЕЉЕНА ПО ПОЛУ .................................................................................................... 31
FIGURE 11 -СТАРОСНА СТРУКТУРА ИСПИТАНИКА ............................................................................................................ 32
FIGURE 12 -ИСПИТАНИЦИ ПО МЕСТУ ПРЕБИВАЛИШТА/СТАНОВАЊА ................................................................................. 33
FIGURE 13 -ПРИКАЗ МЕСЕЧНЕ ЗАРАДЕ ИСПИТАНИКА ...................................................................................................... 34
FIGURE 14 -ОДГОВОР НА ПИТАЊЕ БР. 8. ДА ЛИ НЕКО ИЗ ДОМАЋИНСТВА ЈОШ РАДИ НА ВИНЧИ ............................................. 35
FIGURE 15- ПРИКАЗ СА КОЈИМ ФИРМАМА ИСПИТАНИЦИ ИМАЈУ УГОВОР ........................................................................... 35
FIGURE 16 – ГРАФИЧКИ ПРИКАЗ НА ПЕРИОДА АКТИВНОСТИ............................................................................................. 36
FIGURE 17 - ОДГОВОРИ НА ПИТАЊЕ: ДА ЛИ СТЕ РАНИЈЕ РАДИЛИ ЗА НЕКУ ДРУГУ ФИРМУ У ВИНЧИ ......................................... 37
FIGURE 18 - ДА ЛИ БИСТЕ ОБАВЉАЛИ ОВАЈ ПОСАО НА ДРУГОМ МЕСТУ .............................................................................. 37
FIGURE 19 - ДА ЛИ БИСТЕ РАДИЛИ НЕКИ ДРУГИ ПОСАО .................................................................................................. 38
FIGURE 20 - GRIEVANCE PERSON CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 50

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ABBREVIATIONSBCE – Beo Cista Energija d.o.o.
CoB – City of Belgrade
EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
PAP – Project-affected persons
RAP – Resettlement Action Plan
LRP – Livelihood Restoration Plan
IFC – International Finance Corporation
KPI – Key Performance Indicator
MSW – Municipal Solid Waste
NES – National Employment Service
NGO – Non-governmental organizations
PECS – Public Enterprise City Sanitation (JKP Gradska cistoca)
PPP – Public Private Partnership
PR – Performance Requirement
PS – Performance Standard
DRP - Detailed Regulation Plan

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1. INTRODUCTION
The strategic goals of the City of Belgrade in waste management have been defined under the Local Waste
Management Plan of the City of Belgrade 2011-2020, which was adopted by the Assembly of the City of Belgrade in2011 (hereinafter: Local Waste Management Plan). According to this Plan, the main strategic goal of the City ofBelgrade is to minimize the impact of waste on the environment and to increase the efficient use of waste as aresource in the City of Belgrade, i.e. to contribute to sustainable development through the establishment of a waste
management system that will provide control of waste production, waste use and incentives for investment andaffirmation of economic opportunities arising from waste.
With the aim of improving the municipal waste management system and solving the problem of the Vinca landfill
which has been present for decades, in 2015 a competitive dialogue process was launched by the City of Belgrade
for selecting a private partner. Following the procedure in accordance with the RS regulations, and in compliancewith high EU standards on waste management and environmental protection, the Public Private Partnership
Contract (PPP) was signed in 2017 by the City of Belgrade, represented by the Secretariat for the Environmental
Protection, and the private partner Beo Cista Energija d.o.o., a special purpose vehicle formed by Suez Groupe S.A.S(France), Itochu Corporation (Japan) and Marguerite Fund.
The implementation of the Project caused involuntary resettlement of
Project Affected Persons (PAPs). In accordance with the Public-Private
Partnership Contract, the City of Belgrade was obliged to hand over tothe private partner the location, free of all persons and facilities, in orderto bring the location (land) to the planned purpose determined by the
PPP Contract. It included the physical relocation of the informal
settlement on the Vinca landfill, which mainly consisted of Romahouseholds. It also included providing assistance to waste pickers
working on the landfill, who collect waste as secondary raw materials, inobtaining alternative sources of livelihood, as they would effectively bebanned from entry to the site.

Involuntary resettlement refers toboth physical (relocation or loss ofshelter) and economic displacement(loss of assets or access to assetsthat leads to a loss of income sources
or other means of livelihood) as aresult of project-related landacquisition. – IFC PerformanceStandard 5, Paragraph 1.

The City of Belgrade is obliged to develop and implement a Resettlement Plan for the households living in theinformal settlement on the Vinča landfill site, as well as a Livelihood Restoration Plan (hereinafter referred to as:
LRP) for waste pickers from the landfill to manage and mitigate negative effects of the project and restore andimprove the living standards of the PAPs. As the project is partly funded from loans taken from international
financing institutions, this plan has to be in line with the requirements of these institutions.

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2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2.1

Planning basis and site description

The existing Vinca landfill is located in the east part of the City of Belgrade, in the Vinca settlement on the right bankof the Danube river. The location is surrounded by several settlements (Veliko selo, Slanci, Mirijevo and Vinča), allsufficiently far from the landfill, with the closest houses 1.1 km away (group of houses in the settlement called Velikoselo). The landfill is currently being operated by the Public Enterprise City Sanitation (PECS).
The Local Waste Management Plan proposed the establishment of an integrated waste management system in theCity of Belgrade. For this purpose, the Detailed Regulation Plan of the "Vinca" sanitary landfill was adopted at thesession of the City Assembly on June 2, 2015, later amended and supplemented.
The integrated waste management system relies on modernizing the waste sorting and recycling process by the Cityof Belgrade and increasing in capacity and quality of waste disposal on the Vinca landfill, including a new landfill andan Energy-from-Waste facility.
The boundary of the Local Waste Management Plan includes parts of the territories of the urban municipalities ofGrocka (part of CM of Vinca) and Zvezdara (parts of CM of Mali Mokri Lug and CM of Slanci), and is defined by roads:
Smederevski put, Beogradska, Nova 1, Nova 2 and Nova 3, the Vinca landfill construction complex, as well as
connections of roads and infrastructure to the existing/proposed network.
In the northern part of the planned landfill construction complex, next to the existing landfill fence, an informal
settlement of waste pickers had been formed in the past. The census conducted in 2016, recorded 17 households inthis settlement, whose members mostly collected and sorted secondary raw materials on the landfill and sold themto PECS, based on signed agreements. There were also other waste pickers engaged in waste collection, who did notlive in the informal settlement. They were engaged in wastepicking either directly through PECS or through one of
the companies which had contracts with PECS, namely: Sava International d.o.o, Sargon d.o.o.,Greentech
d.o.o.,Escopi d.o.o. and,Eco Turtle d.o.o.
The number of wastepickers, including members of the resettled families, in 2018 was estimated to be 246 (Provided
in Annex 1), based on the employee lists provided by PECS and the 5 recycling companies, operating on the landfill
in the collection and purchase of secondary raw materials. The number of wastepickers who are actively involvedon the landfill varies over time.
The involvement of IFC and EBRD on the Project implies the implementation of IFC Performance Standards forEnvironmental and Social Sustainability and EBRD Environmental and Social Policy (2014) Performance
Requirements. In accordance with their requirements, the Resettlement Action Plan was developed to guide theprocess of resettlement and livelihood restoration of the project affected people.
The resettlement of the 17 households was conducted in December 2018. The conditions for resettlement are
defined in the Resettlement Action Plan adopted in September 2018, and are reviewed separately.
The prepared RAP also included initial Livelihood restoration Plan. This document however further elaborates the
livelihood restoration measures, and introduces measures that consider the restrictions in the national legislation
while still being effective for the livelihood restoration of affected wastepickers.

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2.2

Project Change Timeline

Summary of changes in project timeline showing the initial project milestones at the time of preparationof RAP/LRP and further delays/revised timelines for project contract signing, start of construction, site
delivery, interim services commencement date, date for ending waste picking activities by the waste
pickers, is shown in the graph on the following page.
There has been not any change in the amount of waste received and segregated by waste pickers since
the project started. The reduction in number of waste pickers at site is not related with the WtE project
implementation, but it is due to cancellation of activities by 3 recycling companies during 2019, andtermination of contracts with wastepickers by PECS.

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Figure 1 - Decrease in number of wastepickers

Survey cutoff date
2018

Initial interim Service
Commencement Date

Project Commencement Date

Sargon and Eco Turtle
Terminated Activities

Greentech
Terminated Activities

Delayed Interim Service
Commencement Date

PECS
Terminated Contracts
with wastepickers

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2.3

Summary of change in numbers of wastepickers

As reported within RAP the number of wastepickers eligible for Livelihood Restoration is in total 246(Provided in Annex 1), however RAP report states that this list does not include persons who were also
physically displaced from the waste dump, and are also engaged with waste collection and solely for PECS,
who are already registered as persons who have the right to assistance with employment under section
8.1 (a total of 16 persons).
By cross referencing the names and the data from the provided lists it has been determined that ressettled
persons are included in the overall list of 246 wastepickers. Even more our list provides actual number of
18 ressettled persons eligible for Livelihood Restoration.
Also as mentioned in RAP the number 246 is the number of wastepickers that were allowed to enter Vinca
dump site. However, from the first surveys conducted in 2018 and throughout following period it wasdetermined that out of 246 there is a much lower number of wastepickers who were actually active atentering Vinca dump site.
As shown in the table below there are additional lists of wastepickers for 2019 and 2020, who wereallowed to enter the site, but again the number does not present the factual situation. In reality maximum
number of wastepickers recorded entering or working at the Vinca site is about 70.
Table 1 - Number of wastepickers allowed to enter the site

Sava International d.o.oSargon d.o.o.
Greentech d.o.o.
Escopi d.o.o.
Eco Turtle d.o.o.
JKP Gradska Čistoća
TOTAL

2018
37
22
55
51
25
56
246

2019
26
8
20
42
25
56
177

2020
25
8
15
42
23
30
143

2021
10
4
1
1
2
8
26

Ressettled
0
0
0
0
0
18
18

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The following chart shows the distribution of wastepickers per company in 2018. There is a slight disparity
between the number of wastepickers per company provided in RAP and this report, but the total number
is the same 246. We believe that this distribution is more accurate as details for each and every individualfrom the provided list has been cross checked.
Figure 2 - Original RAP list of 246 wastepickers from 2018

RAP List 2018 - 246

Sava International d.o.o

15%

23%

Sargon d.o.o.
Greentech d.o.o.

9%

Escopi d.o.o.

10%

Eco Turtle d.o.o.
JKP Gradska Čistoća

22%
21%

Also as reported within RAP, a total of 89 (Provided in Annex 2) wastepickers have been initiallyinterviewed during 2018 under the patronage of Cob’s Secretariat for Social Welfare. However further
detailed analysis showed that only 66 of interviewed people were from the original 246 list provided
within RAP, while the rest of 23 were not found on the mentioned list. We believe that those 231 persons,when they heard about the LRP opportunities, even though not on the original list of 246 made on the
cut-off date, have shown up at the interviews hoping to get included in LRP as well.
Table 2 – List of interviewed persons in 2018

Sava International d.o.oSargon d.o.o.
Greentech d.o.o.
Escopi d.o.o.
Eco Turtle d.o.o.
JKP Gradska Čistoća
TOTAL
1

2018

2019

2020

2021

Ressettled

37
22
55
51
25
56
246

26
8
20
42
25
56
177

25
8
15
42
23
30
143

24
0
0
0
0
10
34

0
0
0
0
0
18
18

Interviewed
2018
12
12
5
12
8
17
66

Interviewed
2021
5
5
1
6
3
36
56

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The distribution of interviewed wastepickers including the ones outside of 246 list is shown in the chart
below.
Figure 3 - List of Interviewed in 2018

List of Interviewed in 2018

14%

1

26%

2

13%

3
4

6%

5
6

19%

13%
9%

7

These facts bring us to conclusion that a realistic number of eligible wastepickers for Livelihood
Restoration is 66 However, BCE will put all its efforts to reach out to all 246 wastepickers, but if it does
not succeed the minimum number of wastepickers to be engaged in LRP discussions should be 66.
Even though, 23 of the survey participants did not have contracts with any of the companies active on thelandfill and probably showed up for the interviews to enjoy LRP entitlements with no grounds, as informal
wastepickers might be eligible for LRP entitlements, the 2021 survey will cover those 23 individuals, if they
are found on the Landfill, or they respond in the ongoing campaign to reach out missing wastepickers.
Another important argument in defining the realistic number of wastepickers is the fact that 4 out of 6
companies officially stopped working on Vinca Landfill during 2019 (Sargon and Eco Turtle) and 2020
(Escorpi and Greentech), while only Sava International and PECS are still operation on the landfill.
Besides this fact, vast majority of contracts between PECS and individual wastepickers have been
terminated in May 2020, leaving only 10 wastepickers currently working for PECS. The reason for
terminating the contracts with individuals, as stated by PECS, is due to the fact that they have not beendelivering recyclables to PECS, but selling it elsewhere.
Also recycling company Sava International has reduced the number of employed wastepickers from 2019(37) to 2021 (24). The following chart shows the trend of decrease in number of wastepickers.

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2.4

LRP Scope

As elaborated in the previous subchapter the decrease in number of wastepickers over the past three
years is significant. However, we are highlighting that the presented numbers reflect the figures of„wastepickers who are allowed to enter Vinca dump site“. In reality the factual status is significantly lower.
In other terms the number of wastepickers eligible for Livelihood Restoration in 2018 was 66, as discussed
in the previous chapter, and current number of really active wastepickers is about 20 (only 10 out of 24
are really active in Sava International, and 10 in PECS).
The realistic number of “really active“ wastepickers out of the list of “wastepickers who are allowed toenter the site” is shown in the graph below.
Figure 4 - Realistic number of active wastepickers

This graphic is prepared based on the received data from PECS, which is based on regular entry and activityof each individual wastepicker in the past 3 years (Statement Attached in Annex 8).
Given the large disparity in the number of wastepickers, and big changes over the years, BCE has decided
to hire Roma Activist, Mrs. Ljiljana Krstić to conduct a survey and initiate engagement with wastepickers,
in order to find all 246 wastepickers that were listed in 2018. Interviews and field visit have been organized
during March and April 2021, in order to determine the factual state in regard to number and possibilities
for reaching out to „missing“ wastepickers.
This is just the first step of analysis, while more detailed one including engagement of wastepickers, inorder to determine their education, skills, etc. will be elaborated within the next version of this report.
The LRP will include the waste pickers who are active in waste picking on the landfill until the date ofcampaign in 2021 and the eligibility of the ones who will apply until the date of interim commencement
date.

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Wastepickers will be assessed case by case based on the certain criteria. Eligibility criteria for LRP is asfollows:•••

Wastepickers who were physically relocated from the landfill site,
Wastepickers whose contracts were terminated because of project initiation
Wastepickers from the eligible 246 List, who may apply by Service Commencement Date

2.5

Campaign for reaching “missing“ wastepickers

As elaborated in the previous sections, and having in mind that the number of active wastepickers has
drastically declined since 2018, BCE has initiated campaign for reaching “missing” wastepickers in March
2021, in order to ensure equal opportunities for all eligible wastepickers.
During this campaign Roma Activist was hired by BCE in order to find alternative channels and reach out
to missing waste pickers present on the Vinca Landfill in 2018, in order to give them the opportunity toprovide their contact details. Another reason for the visit was to analyze the initial list of 246 wastepickers,
and compare them with the active status in 2021. While conducting interviews on Vinca Landfill, Roma
Activist handed over the contact form to all wastepickers found on the Old Landfill body.
Contact form was handed over hoping to give more information, and attract wastepickers for future
employment.
Based on the detailed analysis and previous experience, different ways of reaching out to wastepickers
have been determined:-

Handing out contact forms in person to wastepickers found on the Old Landfill (It has been
determined as primary and most productive way)
Placing the Contact Form on the entrance gate, where all wastepickers must pass upon arriving
to the Vinca Complex (Annex 2), and availability of the questionnaire at the entrance (Annex 3)
Calling the numbers obtained from present wastepickers during the visit of Roma Activist
Contacting recyclable companies, they worked for before contract termination (Annex 6)
Publishing advertisements in daily newspaper

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Handing out contact forms in person
Figure 5 - Field visit photos-

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Placing the Contact Form on the entrance gate
At least 30 wastepickers have completed the survey at the gate, the exact number will be provided oncethe complete data is fully analyzed.
Figure 6 – Contact form and Questionnaire

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Calling the numbers
Figure 7 - Call logs

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Contacting recyclable companies
All 6 companies have been contacted officially by Secretariate for Social Welfare to provide necessary
information.
Out of those 6 companies, 3 of them did not reply, as they are not active anymore in this field of operation,
as they were sold out to the new owner in 2019-2020. Those companies are Sargon, Escopi, and Eco Turtle.
The company Eko Unija Nematali is not active on the Vinca dump site since 2018. The remaining
companies Sava International and Greentech replied providing numbers of wastepickers for the previous
period, highlighting that Greentech is also not operational from April 2020.
Official letter is in the Annex 7.

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Publishing advertisements in daily newspaper
The advertisements for reaching “missing” wastepickers has been initiated in 2 daily newspaper, 1 inBelgrade and the other one in Vojvodina, as most of the wastepickers have moved to Vojvodina region(Novi Sad, Subotica, Novi Bečej, Kikinda, Zrenjanin, Temerin, Jaša Tomić, etc.)
The template of the add is shown in the picture below:
Figure 8 - Invitation for wastepickers

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Initial Conclusion
Roma Activist hired by BCE, has visited the Old Landfill on March 27th and April 1st. During the visit she
has interviewed wastepickers on the Old Landfill and handed over the contact form to wastepickers.
The methods used for this type of research are the following:-

Direct survey / face-to-face interview
Telephone survey

Direct survey / field survey was conducted at Vinca landfill on two occasions, first on Saturday, March 27,
2021, followed by the visit on Thursday, April 1, 2021, in the period between 11 am and 4 pm. Roma
activist talked face-to-face with waste pickers who were present at the landfill during the visit. Mrs. Krstić
was able to obtain information about family members who were not present at that moment but who
were also engaged in waste picking at the Vinca landfill during 2018.
The telephone survey was conducted from March 22 to April 10th. The people whose contact information
Roma Activist obtained were contacted. A large number of contacted wastepickers could not have beenreached. A certain number of phone numbers was non-existing, or out of function.
Also, information was obtained from at least 5 persons who have been active for a longer period of thetime and who were willing to cooperate and help determine the working status of missing wastepickers
at the Vinca Landfill.
All wastepickers eligible from cut-off date who approach to BCE/CoB through this campaign will be
included in the LRP eligibility entitlement matrix, throughout LRP lifetime.

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3. LEGAL FRAMEWORK
3.1

Legislation of the Republic of Serbia

The legislation of the Republic of Serbia does not recognize informal settlements in the land acquisition process for
projects of public interest. According to the regulations of the Republic of Serbia, any person who unlawfully settles
in or occupies someone else’s property, shall be forced to leave it. Informal settlements are an example of unlawful
occupation and use of someone’s else property. On the other hand, international financing institutions recognize
these types of settlement, and consider them entitled to certain compensation. The City of Belgrade approachedthis resettlement of the Vinca informal settlement complying with domestic and international legal acts,
endeavoring to provide the necessary assistance and support to the inhabitants of this settlement (by providing
assistance in finding alternative accommodation, obtaining personal documents, obtaining basic social and healthcare services, education, acquiring training and employment).
The Resettlement Action Plan was based on the national legal regulation of the Republic of Serbia, taking into
account the principles specified under the documents that currently define the social inclusion policy framework in
Serbia, including:-the existing Strategy for the Social Inclusion of Roma Men and Women in the Republic of Serbia 2016 2025,
the Baseline Study for development of the Strategy for Roma Inclusion in Serbia harmonized with Europe
2020 Strategy,
the First and Second National Reports on social inclusion and poverty reduction in Serbia,
the National Program for Integration of the Republic of Serbia into the European Union,
the National Strategy for Sustainable Development,
the National strategy for Economic Development of the Republic of Serbia
and other relevant strategic documents.

There are similar guiding principles under these documents. As a first instance, the state is expected to develop
strategies and plans to avoid resettlement and are obliged to carry out resettlement only as a final resort. During
this process, the state is also obliged to protect and fulfill human rights of the inhabitants to be resettled, under
several international legal acts (the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child,etc.) which protect the human right to adequate
housing and related human rights.
Below is the list of the main Serbian legislation applicable to the project:-

The Law on Expropriation provides for a legislative framework for the expropriation of property in the
Republic of Serbia for persons who have formally legal rights to property (land/facilities). Persons living on
the land to be expropriated, who do not have a legal right to the land and/or facilities they use, as it is thecase with the persons living in the area covered by this project and which is in the public ownership of theCity of Belgrade, are not entitled to any compensation according to the Law on Expropriation in Serbia.

-

The Law on Housing and Maintenance of Residential Buildings deals with the issue of housing of sociallydisadvantaged persons through the “Housing Support”. Accordingly, various types of housing support areproposed, which the Republic of Serbia, at all levels of government, provides to each its citizen who ishomeless, that is, without an appropriate apartment in terms of this law, and from social, economic, andother reasons cannot, by its own means, solve the housing need under market conditions forhimself/herself and his/her household.
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-The Law on Social Protection guarantees all citizens the right to various forms of financial social benefits
and some social protection services.

-

Pursuant to the Law on Health Insurance of the Republic of Serbia, all vulnerable groups, particularly theRoma, have the right to free health care.

-

The Law on Employment and Unemployment Insurance of the Republic of Serbia provides for special
measures aimed at protecting the most vulnerable groups (including Roma), as well as the obligation of the
National Employment Service to apply active employment measures and ensure the application ofaffirmative action measures.

To exercise the above-mentioned rights, primarily in social protection, education, health and employment
is closely linked to the possession of personal documents - ID cards, birth certificates, certificates of citizenship andpermanent residence.

3.2

International Financial Institution’s Requirements

The City of Belgrade has to respect the provisions of national legislation, but also to comply with the requirementsof the international financial institutions participating in financing the project. The relevant requirements to be taken
into account are as follows:-

IFC Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy, particularly IFC Performance Standard no. 5, of theLand Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement (2012)
EBRD Environmental and Social Policy (2014) particularly EBRD Performance Requirement no. 5 Land
Acquisition, Involuntary Resettlement and Economic Displacement

The summary of the standards and principles applicable are as follows:▪

avoid or, when unavoidable, minimize, involuntary resettlement and economic displacement by exploringalternative project designs▪

mitigate adverse social and economic impacts from land acquisition or restrictions on affected persons’ useof and access to assets and land by: (i) providing compensation for loss of assets at replacement cost; and(ii) ensuring that resettlement activities are implemented with appropriate disclosure of information,
consultation, and the informed participation of those affected▪

restore or, where possible, improve the livelihoods and standards of living of displaced persons8 to predisplacement levels▪

improve living conditions among physically displaced persons through the provision of adequate housing,including security of tenure at resettlement sites.

▪

set up an effective grievance mechanism during planning and implementation of the Resettlement plan.

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3.3

Gaps between National Legislation and IFC/EBRD Requirements

Despite a number of similarities between the objectives and approaches as well as substantial overlaps between the
IFC/EBRD requirements and the domestic legislation, some key differences have also been identified.
The key gap between Serbian law and IFC/EBRD requirements which is being addressed through the developmentof this LRP concerns the recognition and addressing of informal income, namely waste picking on the existing waste
dump. The agreements of the waste pickers are not in line with the national labor law, and therefore theiremployment on the landfill is considered informal under the Serbian legislation. On the other hand, under the EBRD
and IFC policies, all people whose livelihoods, including informal ones, are affected by the project must be assisted
to improve or at least restore these livelihoods to pre-project levels.
The LRP also includes specific provisions required by IFC and EBRD Policies, such as consultations with affected
people, the establishment and implementation of a project grievance mechanism, as well as monitoring theimplementation of livelihood restoration measures and reporting on progress and outcomes.

4. LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION PROCESS TO DATERAP was adopted in 2018 which included reference to the livelihood restoration measures for the wastepickers. In
the period since then there have been several campaigns organized with the aim of finding alternative sources ofincome for the wastepickers. The text below summarizes these activities and their outcomes.

4.1

City of Belgrade

The Secretariat for Social Protection, in partnership with the German International cooperation agency –GIZ, under the project “Inclusion of Roma and other marginalized groups in Serbia” conducted a survey ofthe families resettled from the Vinca landfill to social housing apartments, in order to implement active
employment and self-employment measures for Roma and other marginalized groups in Belgrade. Fivefamilies which were resettled from the Vinca landfill to social housing apartments took part in this survey
and expressed their willingness to participate in vocational training for known employers, which was
implemented early this year. All families were informed about the date and the place of the interview by
employees of the Secretariat for Social Protection via phone, and the following participated: Jugoslav
Mitrovic, Nikola Jovanovic, Bosko Mitrovic, Indira Tahirovic, Snezana Arivovic.
In December 2020, employees of the Secretariat for Social Protection, under the mentioned project, incooperation with “Divac” foundation, offered jobs to male households’ members of working age in aconstruction company as assistant craftsmen (Official note 1-2). Only Stevica Mladenovski and Miodrag
Djelic were interested, all others refused. Stevica and Miodrag did not show up at the interview scheduled
for January 2021.

During November, the City of Belgrade Deputy Mayor’s Office, called all city companies to, in line with
their capacities, provide information, as soon as possible, about job vacancies, as well as opportunities toengage workers on temporary, casual, and seasonal jobs, with a worker’s profile: incomplete primaryeducation, completed primary education and completed secondary education. In December, PUC “Gradsko
zelenilo” (City Greenery) Belgrade provided information about one (1) vacancy for the position of gardener,
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at least completed primary education required. PUC “Gradsko osvetljenje” (City Lighting) provided
information that they can employ two (2) persons in 2021 on temporary – casual jobs – physical worker.
Having obtained this information about vacancies, employees of the Secretariat for Social Protection
informed all ressettled households about these job opportunities and told them that if they were interested
to grant consent to the Secretariat for Social Protection to apply them with the employer (Official note 12). None of the wastepickers applied for open vacancies.

4.2

City of Sabac

On December 23, 2020 in the Center for Social Work Sabac, a meeting was held with the families of Ilija
Mitrovic, Djordje Mitrovic and Dejan Mitrovic, which once lived and worked on the Vinca landfill.
The City of Sabac has initiated process in registering all interested adults at NES.

4.3

Municipality of Vladimirci

Ruzica Vasic from Mehovine, is registered with the National Employment Service as an unemployed person,
engaged in seasonal jobs for a living. In cooperation with the National Service, the Vladimirci branch office,it was agreed on a possible work engagement in the following period, starting from early spring 2021, aslong as necessary.
Stankovic Radenko and his wife Stankovic Ljiljana (are capable for work, registered with the National
Employment Service as unemployed, and are occasionally engaged in seasonal jobs for daily wage. In
cooperation with the National Service, the Vladimirci branch office it was agreed on possible work
engagement in the following period
Mile Stankovic has regulated personal documents, but he is not registered with the National Employment
Service, the Vladimirci branch office. In cooperation with the National Service, the Vladimirci branch office
it was agreed on possible work engagement in the following period. On December 15, 2020, Mile was duly
invited to a meeting, but as he was not physically present in the village of Mehovine, he did not appear. heis entitled assistance when he comes to Vladimirci.
Family of Rade Stankovic are registered with the National Employment Service, the Vladimirci branch office,it was agreed on possible work engagement in the following period.
Marinkovic Slobodan, Snezana and Marko are capable for work, registered with the National Employment
Service of the Vladimirci branch office, and it has been agreed on possible work engagement in the coming
periodAs informed on the meeting on 23.03.2021 held in Vladimirci Municipality, by municipality officials it wasreported that Jobs were offered to all resettled waste pickers in Vladimirci in the local Recycling Company
on the positions of sorting plastic recyclables by color. The offered wage was about 40.000 RSD. The
recycling facility is about 1km from their settlements No one applied for job, as they are unofficially statingthat as officially employed, they are losing rights on social assistance.

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4.4

EPC Contractors Job opportunities

Request to maximize the employment for the waste pickers is embedded in the Labor Management Plans (as partof binding document CESMP) of all EPC Contractors namely EPN, CNIM and SVO.
All EPC Contractors were requested and instructed to include provision of information and support to interested
waste pickers to apply for employment opportunities created as part of the project. No such opportunities wereidentified to date. Unfortunately for the construction phase there were no job opportunities available as Contractors
require skilled labor (welders, machine operators’ concrete workers etc.).However, this request is being regularly
discussed during HSE Weekly meetings (Statement in Annex 9).

4.5

BCE/SVO

Request to maximize the employment for the waste pickers is embedded in the Labor Management Plans (as partof binding document OESMP) of SVO O&M. O&M Contractor has taken action interviewing over 70 wastepickers forthe job. BCE has taken steps to hire some of the waste pickers. Several job announcements have been publishedover the summer 2020 and actions taken to notify/encourage the waste pickers to apply for these positions. 72
candidates applied, after which the interviews were organized with the most suitable ones. The job was offered to
3 candidates, 2 of whom rejected the offer and 1 accepted it.

ACTIVITIES FOR INTRODUCING WASTE-PICKERS WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN SVO(Suez Vinča Operator d.o.o.)•

Steps for reaching waste-pickers-

18.05.2020. – The letter was sent to the representatives of City of Belgrade, in which SVO & BCE asked fortheir help in reaching Wastepickers and informed them about job opportunities in SVO. We did not receive
any reply.
During the Month of May - several times we tried to post our job advertisement on the entrance of thelandfill, but we were not allowed by the PUC staff, so we posted ads on our bulletin board on the site. We
had several applicants from PUC but no wastepickers among the applicants for these positions.

-

-

➢

17.07.2020. – We organized Teams meeting with representatives of SVO, BCE and ARUP in which we
discussed the possibilities for reaching the wastepickers. We agreed following strategy:
ARUP representatives sent us phone numbers of the wastepickers
20.07.2020. - SVO provided application forms for active job positions on the site ( form in attachment).
There was an application box at the site (in the security house).
SVO informed waste-pickers about job opportunities by SMS and also informed „Leading waste-pickers“ byphone call
Candidates were able to apply until 10.08.2020.

•

How the organization of interview was conducted-10.08.2020. – The application box was taken from the site, and the resumes were sent to the hiring
manager.

➢➢➢

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-

•
-

72 candidates applied / most of them for the position Helper
Hiring manager preselected the candidates according to their education level (the minimum requested
education was in accordance with our Rulebook of the systematization). Many of the applied candidates
did not answer to our calls.
Hiring manager conducted phone interviews with the preselected candidates
HR officer + hiring manager conducted live interview on site with the most suitable candidates ( 14candidates)
How many have been hired in selection process?
Job offer was sent to 3 candidates that we found suitable for the position Helper
2 candidates accepted our offer ( 1 wastepicker & 1 son of the wastepicker). 1 candidate denied our offer,
without any response
Meanwhile, 1 of the candidates (waste-picker) that accepted our offer gave up the position – because he
did not provide us with the documentation for employment (school diploma, id card etc.), although he wasreminded several times.
Why were the rest rejected?

-

Lack of education (Elementary school is a minimum requested)
Incorrect information written in their application form (for example – some of them wrote that they finishedelementary school, although they did not)To high salary expectation
Setting hiring of family member as a condition to accept the offer
Not answering to phone calls

Figure 9 - SVO Job Interview from 2018

SVO Job Interview
4%
0%

2%
1%
4%
Sava International d.o.oSargon d.o.o.
Greentech d.o.o.

27%
62%

Escopi d.o.o.
Eco Turtle d.o.o.
JKP Gradska Čistoća
Outside of 246 list

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From a total of 72 interviewed wastepickers, we have determined that two of them are duplicates. Out of other 70,
only 27 is eligible for LRP, while the rest have applied probably hearing about this opportunity, from otherwastepickers, colleagues or relatives.

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5. PROJECT AFFECTED PEOPLE
5.1

Socioeconomic Survey from 2018

The Working Group was set up by the City with the task to draft and monitor the implementation of the Resettlement
Plan and Livelihood Restoration Plan for the Vinca site. The working group included representatives of the Secretariat
for Environmental Protection, the Secretariat for Social Protection, Belgrade Land Development Public Agency, theSecretariat for Education and Child Protection, Secretariat for Health, City Public Defender’s Office, City Center forSocial Work, the Secretariat for Property and Legal Affairs, the Secretariat for Inspection Affairs and the Mayor’s
Cabinet.
Members of the Working Group visited the Vinca landfill site several times and conducted formal and informal
consultations with the wastepickers.
The household survey was conducted several times in the period from 2014 to 2016 in hopes to capture a moreaccurate assessment of the number of households and people living in the informal settlement.
In June 2018, the Secretariat for Social Protection visited the households several times, and the last time, on June
14, 2018 a consultative meeting with all 17 households was done. NGOs were also present. The families were
informed about the final list of households and their entitlements.
In the period from June 15 to June 25, 2018, the Secretariat for Social Protection and PECS held meetings with waste
pickers and informed them about the planned project and the fact that they will not be allowed to collect waste asof beginning of Interim service commencement date (planed for 1st of October 2020, delayed until spring 2021.)
From June 19 to June 22, 2018 consultative meetings were held with waste pickers which were engaged by privatecompanies operating on the Vinca landfill. Report from these consultations was developed by the members of theWorking Group, and included in Appendix 1.
On June 22, 2018, the Secretariat for Social Protection held a meeting with the director of the National Employment
Service to inform him of the project and the need for cooperation for income restoration activities.
In the period from 2014 to 2018, teams made of representatives of the Secretariat for Social Protection and theCenter for Social Work collected data about the population of the informal settlement and companies and individuals
engaged in waste collection and sorting.
The situation on the landfill has changed significantly over the last several years since the surveys have taken place.
Some of the wastepickers have migrated to other locations or found alternative employment, but the records for all
impacted wastepickers identified in 2016 are incomplete. Therefore, there is currently a survey taking placeorganized by BCE in cooperation with the Secretariat for Social Welfare and PECS to identify the livelihood status
and potential of the wastepickers. As many wastepickers have moved on from the location, the task of identifying
them to conduct these interviews is time consuming, and the expected deadline for completion of this survey is endof May 2021.
For the purpose of this LRP the data from the original surveys is presented below.
The initial list of 246 wastepickers which was included in the 2018 RAP was cross checked with the list of wastepickers
involved in the 2016 survey and concluded that all members of the resettled families are already included in this list.
Therefore, the socioeconomic data provided below refers to all wastepickers interviewed at the time, regardlesswhether they were living on the landfill or not. Specific data related to resettled families is already provided within
the RAP document.

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After each meeting, the present people and companies were surveyed. In total, 89 (Provided in Annex 2) people
working for PECS and the five recorded companies were surveyed. The other two companies which reportedly had
contracts with PECS had not been active on the landfill during the surveying period and did not attend any of theheld meetings.
Table 3 - Number of surveyed workers

Name of company
Number of persons
surveyed

Table 3 Number of surveyed workers by company
Eco Turtle
Escorpi
Greentech
SargonSava International

PECS
25

17

14

7

13

13

Out of the total number, 79% were men, and 21% were female. Their age is shown in the table below.
Table 4 - Age groups of surveyed wastepickers

Age
Number of persons
surveyed

18-30

Table 4. Age groups of surveyed persons
31-40
41-50
51-65

33

28

16

No response

11

1

According to their place of residence, about 40% of the respondents were from Belgrade (mostly Palilula andVozdovac), 57% were from another municipality in Serbia (mostly Kikinda, Novi Becej and Subotica), while two
people were foreign nationals (Montenegro and B&H).
The total number of household members of the surveyed waste pickers was about 300 (average waste picker’household had 3.3 members). 15 households had more than 5 members.
The length of period they worked for a company on the landfill is shown in the table below.
Table 5 - Period of wastepickers activity

Table 5. Time period the surveyed waste pickers worked for a company
Period of work forthe company
Number ofsurveyed persons

Less than 2 years

2-10 years

11-20 years

Over 21 years

19

53

5

12

All persons who reported over 11 years, had worked only for PECS. Most of the respondents worked between 2 and10 years for Sava international, Escorpi and Eco Turtle. Most of the waste pickers (86%) worked more than 25 daysa month. Table 11 shows the amount of income reported by the waste pickers.
The largest number of respondents (28%) reported income between 31 and 40 thousand dinars (250-340 EUR) as
well as those who earn between 41 and 50 thousand dinars (EUR 350-425) a month. It is noticeable that those whowork for PUC GC reported lower incomes.
About 40% of waste pickers are already registered with the National Employment Service, and only six reported
doing other jobs (construction, physical jobs).

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The educational level attained by the waste pickers is shown in the table below:
Table 6 – Education

Educational level
Numberofsurveyed persons

No school

Incomplete
primary

Table 6 – Education
Primary
education

Incomplete
secondary

Secondaryeducation

21

27

29

3

9

The largest number of waste pickers stated that they had no other skills expect waste picking (60 persons).
A total of five women reported being able to do cleaning, agriculture and one reported hairdressing. There were 24
men in total reported that they could do physical jobs on a construction site, some have crafts (plumber, carpenter,
driver), some can do agriculture, and one was qualified to work in a printing house.
Seven companies had signed a contract with PECS on the collection and purchase of secondary raw materials. The
contracts were concluded for an indefinite period of time, with the possibility of unilateral termination of bothparties, by a written statement with a 8-day notice period.
Representatives of all companies were invited to the meeting organized by the Secretariat for Social Protection on
June 13, 2018, in the presence of the Secretariat for Environmental Protection and PECS. The meeting was attended
by 5 representatives, one of whom represented two companies. One company (PET EKO Recycling) had not been
active at the landfill for some time, and the company director is abroad, so no representative of this company
attended the meeting.
The companies were informed about the planned project commissioning when they would no longer be able tooperate at the landfill and were asked to provide basic information about their business.
This chapter of the LRP will be updated once the full 2021 survey is complete.

5.2

Socioeconomic survey from 2021

During spring 2021, BCE has contracted a Roma Activist Mrs. Ljiljana Krstić to perform survey ofactive wastepickers from the Landfill, and to analyze collected data, which is presented below.
Анализа упитникаНа списку анкетираних лица која су била активна и 2018.године налази се 1 откупљивачкао и два лица која повремено долазе (2-5 пута недељно).
1. Укупан број анкетираних лица је 45 (Списак сакупљача са личним подацима дат уПрилогу бр. 3), од тога је 30 мушкараца а 15 жена.
ПОЛ

Број

%

Мушкарци

30

66,67

Жене

15

33,33

Укупно

45

100%
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Табела 1. Анкетирана лица подељена по полуMuškarci

ŽeneFigure 10 --Анкетирана лица подељена по полуPage 31 of 67

2. Старосна структура испитаника
Испитаници су разврстани у 9 старосних група од по 4 године.
Година рођења

Број

1958-1965.
1966-1970.
1971-1974.
1975-1978.
1979-1982.
1983-1987.
1988-1992.
1993-1997.
1998-2002.
Укупно

6
4
2
6
5
9
5
3
5
45

%
13,33
8,89
4,44
13,33
11,11
20
11,11
6,67
11,11
100%

Table 7 -Анкетирана лица разврстана по години рођења

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Figure 11 -Старосна структура испитаника

3. Испитаници разврстани по месту пребивалишта
Мора се напоменути да одређени број лица путује из места пребивалишта у Београд.
Такође, одређени број лица иако им је место пребивалишта на другој адреси, они уБеограду изнајмљују стан, али нису званично пријављени.

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Место
Београд и околина

Број
25

%
55,56

Шабац и околина

7

15,56

Војводина(Нови Сад,Зрењанин, Н.Бечеј, Суботица,Панчево)
Уб

9

20

4

8,89

Укупно

45

100%

Table 8 - Испитаници разврстани према месту пребивалишта/становања

30
25
25
20
15
10

7

9
4

5
0
1
Beograd I okolinaŠabac I okolina

Vojvodina(Novi Sad, Zrenjanin,

Ub

Figure 12 -Испитаници по месту пребивалишта/становања

4. Месечни приход од сакупљања секундарних сировина
Месечни приход
20.000 - 30.000
31.000 – 40.000
41.000 - 50.000
51.000 +1.500-3.000 на данКако кад / без одговора
Укупно

Број
8
7
8
3
8
10
45

%
17,78
15,56
17,78
6,67
17,78
22,22
100%

Table 9 -Табеларни приказ месечног прихода испитаника

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12
10
8
6
4
2
0

Figure 13 -Приказ месечне зараде испитаника

5. Остали одговори
Остали одговори подразумевају одговоре на следећа питања:-Питање бр. 5 – Где сте радили у претходне 3 године?
Питање бр 6. - Да ли тренутно радите као сакупљач секундарних сировина на Винчи?
Питање бр. 7 – Да ли радите као сакупљач секундарних сировина негде ван Винче?
Питање бр. 8 – Да ли неко из домаћинства ради у Винчи?
Питање бр. 9 – Фирма са којом има уговор?
Питање бр.11 – Колико дуго радите за ову фирму?
Питање бр. 12 – Да ли сте раније радили за неку другу фирму у Винчи?
Питање бр. 13 – Да ли бисте обављали исти овај посао на другом месту?
Питање бр. 14- Да ли бисте радили неки други посао?

Винча
Друго
Укупно

Бр. 5
45
100%
0
0
45
100%

Да
Не
Укупно

Бр. 6
45
0
45

Бр. 7
100%
0
100%

Да
Не
Укупно

0
45
45

0
100%
100%

Table 10 -Табеларни приказ одговора на питања 5,6 и 7-На питање бр 8: Да ли неко из домаћинства још ради на Винчи, однос одговора је следећи

Одговор
ДаНеУкупно

Бр. 8
Бр.
33
12
45

%
73,33
26,67
100%

Table 11 -Одговор на питање бр. 8

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27%
Da
Ne

73%

Figure 14 -Одговор на питање бр. 8. Да ли неко из домаћинства још ради на ВинчиНа питање бр. 9: Фирма са којом има уговор, однос одговора је следећи:-У питању су фирме: Градска чистоћа и Sava Internacional

Бр. 9 – Фирма са којом има уговор
Градска чистоћа
8
17,78
Sava Internacional
7
15,56
Нема
30
66,67
Table 12 - Фирма са којом има уговор

Chart Title
18%
15%
67%

Gradska čistoća
Sava Internacional
Nema

Figure 15- Приказ са којим фирмама испитаници имају уговор

Page 35 of 67-На питање бр. 11 Колико дуго раде за ову фирму, 15 испитаника који тренутно имају
уговоре, дало је следеће одговоре

20 и више година
1 годину и мањеБез одговора
Укупно

Бр. 11
8
6
1
15

53
40
7
100%

Table 13 – Период активности на депонији Винча

7%
20 i više godina

40%

1 godinu i manje

53%

Bez odgovora

Figure 16 – Графички приказ на периода активности

-Питање бр. 12 – Да ли сте раније радили за неку другу фирму у Винчи иколико дуго?
Бр. 12
31

68,89

Eskorpi

7

15,56

Sava Internacional
Не

4
3

8,89
6,67

Укупно

45

100%

Градска чистоћа

Табела бр. 9. Одговори на питање: Да ли сте раније радили за неку другу фирму у Винчи

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35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Gradska čistoća

Eskorpi

Sava Internacional

Ne

Figure 17 - Одговори на питање: Да ли сте раније радили за неку другу фирму у Винчи

ДаНеУкупно

Бр. 13Дали бисте обављали овај посао на другом месту?
44
97,78
1
2,22
45
100%
Table 14 - Да ли бисте обављали овај посао на другом месту

2%
Da
Ne

98%

Figure 18 - Да ли бисте обављали овај посао на другом месту

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Бр. 14Да ли бисте обављали неки други посао
*Питање није постављено свим испитаницима (накнадно додато)ДаНеНе зна
Укупно

35
1
3
39
Table 15 - Одговори на питање бр.14.

2%8%
Da
Ne

Ne zna90%

Figure 19 - Да ли бисте радили неки други посао

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Образовање
Образовна структура испитаника
Средња школа/занат
3Завршена основна школа
8Без завршене основне
21школеНеписмени
3Немамо информацију
10Укупно

45

6,67
17,78
46,67
6,67
22,22
100%

Table 16 - Образовна структура испитаника***На основу анализе упитника, активних сакупљача са списка из 2018. године има 47.
За анализу горе наведених података користили су се подаци лица која су активна и за које постоје
попуњени упитници, 2 особе које повремено долазе (2-5 пута недељно) и 1 откупљивач.
5 лица, за које сам добила информацију на терену да су активни, нисам успела да нађем, односноза њих нису попуњени упитници. То су : Милош и Радослав Димић, Мирослав и Сузана Шајин иМиодраг Станковић.
Два пута била на терену (самом телу депоније Винча) а и бланко упитник је могао да се попуни и насамом улазу/портирници, поменута лица нису евидентирани.
Такође, преко лица са којима сам била у контакту, покушала сам да дођем до њих, али безуспешно.
Тако да је и упитна информација коју сам добила са терена да ли су они стварно активни.
С тим у вези, анализирано је 45 лица.
Од 45 анализираних лица, 30 су мушкарци и 15 су жене. Највише испитаника је рођено у периоду
од 1983 -1987. године, што значи да имају између 34 и 36 година старости, њих је 20%.
Испитаници су највећим делом из Београда, затим из Војводине који или путују за Београд илиизнајмљују стан у Београду иако им је место пребивалишта у другом граду. Затим има 15,56%
испитаника који су из Шапца и околине а који путују за Београд или спавају у колима.
Што се тиче месечне зараде, највећи број (10 испитаника) није дао одговор или је дао одговор
„како-кад“.
Исти проценат(17,78%) изјавило је да месечно зарађују између 20 - 30.000 динара као и 40-50.000динара. Такође, исти број дало је одговор зараде кроз износ дневнице 1.500 – 3.000 динара.
На питања да ли тренутно радите као сакупљач секундарних сировина и на питање где сте радилиу претходне три године, сви испитаници односно 100% испитаника одговорило је да су радили упретходне три године на Винчи и да тренутно раде као сакупљачи секундарних сировина у Винчи.

Page 39 of 67На питање „Да ли радите као сакупљач секундарних сировина на другом месту“, свих 45-ороодговорило је негативно.
Од 45 испитаника, њих 30-оро нема уговоре ни са једном фирмом од како су им раскинути уговори,док само њих 15-оро имају уговоре, и то : са Градском чистоћом -8-оро и са Sava Internacionalom
њих 7-оро. Од њих 15-оро, 8 испитаника има уговор око 20-ак година а њих 7-оро мање од 1 годинеили годину дана.
Највећи број испитаника је радило раније за Градску чистоћу, док им нису раскинути уговори,68,89%.
На питање бр 13 и 14: „Да ли бисте радили овај посао на другом месту“ и „Да ли бисте радили некидруги посао“, највећи проценат је одговорило са ДА. Она лица која су одговорила са НЕ и Не ЗНАМ,такав одговор је дат из бојажљивости што нису сигурни да ли би могли да раде други посао и да либи их неко ангажовао да раде због нивоа образовања или година старости.
Испитаници који имају место пребивалишта у општинама Шабац и Владимирци, радије биприхватили неко запослење на њиховој општини. С тим у вези, потребно је искоординирати санадлежним институцијама, корисницима.
Највећи број испитаника нема основно образовање што значи да су полуписмени или неписмени.
Велики број испитаника напустило је школовање, тако да иако су похађали неколико разреда
основне школе, немају елементарно знање. Један део тих људи рођено је на депонији и цео животи радни век провели су ту, радећи тај посао. Већина није ни покушавала да ради нешто друго.
С тим у вези, дате су две препоруке:Препорука 1: Организовати са школом која се бави образовањем одраслих, да лица која немају
завршену основу школу, да им се пружи подршка. Самим тим имаће веће шансе на тржишту радаза неке друге просте послове.
За људе који имају завршену основу школу и средњу школу, обезбедити квалификацију/преквалификацију за занатске послове у зависности од потреба тржишта рада.
Такође, потребно је пружити подршку у проналажењу посла.
Препорука 2: Покушати са фирмама чија је делатност пословања уско везана за рециклажу исекундарне сировине повезати са корисницима који тренутно немају уговоре а од тога издржавају
своје породице јер су они тренутно без прихода за основне животне потребе.

5.3

Particularly Vulnerable PAPs

As shown in the survey data before, there is a large percentage of wastepickers with no formal education, who havenot completed elementary school and are therefore considered illiterate. This makes them ineligible for formal
employment in the private sector and therefore ineligible for protections under the labor law. Their options for
employment are informal contracts and/or public sector contracts. These PAPs need to be encouraged to participate
in adult training programs with NES to complete their primary education, in parallel with assistance for temporary
livelihood assistance for the duration of their continued education.
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6. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS
City of Belgrade (CoB) through PECS will provide support to all waste pickers at the site, including those who used tolive in the informal settlement on site, compensate for loss of access or provide access to alternative sources.
For all other individuals who are not registered at the territory of Belgrade, CoB will coordinate support with local
offices of NES at their location of residence and relevant Municipalities.
Eligibility for assistance and entitlements are described in the following sections of this document.

6.1

Eligibility for Livelihood Restoration Assistance

As per information from the RAP, survey from 2016 was cut-off date for identifying households eligible
to be resettled from the landfill. Only wastepickers recorded as being engaged on the landfill until that date aswell as any additional wastepickers listed in the survey conducted between 19 and 22 June 2018, will be eligible formeasures incorporated under this LRP. In case the survey currently being conducted shows that there are otherwastepickers, not previously identified, the LRP will not be applied to them, but they will still be eligible for social
and livelihood restoration support from national agencies in line with the Serbian legislation.
For the purpose of developing the RAP, the Secretariat for Social Protection collected records of persons who wereallowed to enter the Vinca landfill and collect secondary raw materials. The records were obtained by PECS (which
also had contracts with these individuals) and by companies that used the services of waste pickers.
All records are shown as Annex no. 1 of this LRP. These individuals were invited to attend meetings with theSecretariat for Social Protection held from June 19 to June 22, 2018 and had entitlements as specified under this
LRP. In addition to these persons, the survey also recorded a number of persons who were not on the lists submitted
by the companies, but who were also entitled to assistance according to this LRP.
The total number of persons entitled to assistance at the time the LRP was developed was 246 persons. This number
represents all wastepickers who have had access to the landfill for the purpose of wastepicking at the time of thedevelopment of the RAP (and the LRP within). This is not however the number of wastepickers who were actively
working on the landfill at the time or since, as will be explained further in the text. All resettled families are includedin the total number of 246.
Due to the semi-formal arrangements between PECS and the waste pickers, and sorting companies, the existing
records of engagement on the landfill have not been helpful with identifying the full list of waste pickers.
It is suggested therefore that the eligibility under this LRP is extended to include everyone who can show evidenceof being engaged on the landfill within the cutoff date period.
Loss of eligibility
In the last three years there have also been several attempts by the BCE, Secretariat for Social Welfare and otheragencies from the CoB to employ wastepickers in alternative jobs that they are trained for. These activities arefurther explained under chapter 4 of this LRP. Through this process, however it has become obvious that some of
the wastepickers have no interest in the job opportunities that BCE, EPC contractors or the City are able to offer
them. It is therefore suggested that the entitlements under this LRP are also restricted to several attempts in order
to efficiently utilize the limited resources available.
The waste pickers have shown in the past little interest in formal employment. If the waste picker continuously fails
to show up at scheduled job interviews or does not complete the training provided, they would automatically loose
entitlements under the LRP.
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Individuals who find themselves in one of the following situations, more than three times:••••

do not appear at a precisely scheduled job interview that matches their qualifications and experience; or
do not accept an officially offered job that matches their qualifications and experience;or terminate the contract / employment at his / her own request (which must be documented), or,lose their jobs in accordance with the Law on Employment and Insurance.

6.2

Assessment of the actual number of wastepickers actively involvedin waste picking on the landfill

Due to the informal nature of the work, which depends on weather conditions, availability of other work (likeseasonal work in agriculture, construction) and/or amount of available resources, the number of wastepickers
working on the landfill varies significantly.
Although the eligibility of the 246 wastepickers from the original RAP list is not brought into questions, it is estimatedthat the wastepickers actively working on the landfill over the last couple of years will have the most benefit fromthe LRP, as their livelihood is still heavily dependent on the income from waste picking. The next part of this reportwill aim to estimate the number of affected people who are most likely to benefit from the LRP is the short term.
Records from PECS (letter dated 05 Apr 2021) confirm that the average number of waste pickers recorded on thelandfill annually since the last survey is:

1. By recycling companies:
Table 17 - Recycling companies

Name of company
Greentech
Eko Unija Nemetali
Sava Internacional
Eko Turtle
SargonTerminated its operation at
the landfill
April 2020
November 2018/
August 2019
The end of 2019
July 2020
Total

Monthly average number of waste pickers
2018
2019
2020
2021
9
4
1
0
4
1
/
/
15
13
7
9
6
3
/
/
6
/
/
/
10
14
7
/
50
35
15
9

2. By agreements signed between waste pickers and PUC “Gradska cistoca” Belgrade:
Table 18 - Wastepickers with contracts

2018
66

Number of active waste pickers having agreements
Average number ofJanuary –August –active waste pickers
July 2019
December 2019in 202035
18
9Number of currently
active agreements(2021)
10

3. Based on the above data, the total actual number of waste pickers has been the following:
Table 19 - Total number of wastepickers by year

2018*
116

Total average number of waste pickers by year
2019
2020
62
24

2021
19
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During the period from the survey cut of date, December 2018 until today it was noticed that number of waste
pickers has significantly reduced. The record shows that the average number of waste pickers on the daily bases has
been 30, and in the peak at around 70. These records are based on the visual inspection on the site by the BCE/|SVO
representatives, drone images, as well as Monthly site inspections conducted by IES Arup. This number is also provenby the list of waste pickers who expressed interest in being put on the list at the entry gate, and checked by security.
This list is provided by PECS and includes waste pickers from active recycling companies. Total number of waste
pickers identified as active and being on the entrance list is in 2021 is 34 although typically, they are not all active
each day. (see attached table in Annex 4).
Due to ongoing activities on site, restricted access and notifications related to changes in the landfill management,a certain number of waste pickers stopped coming to the landfill. Records from PECS show steady reduction in the
average number of people accessing the landfill. There are several potential explanations for this – some of themmight have independently found alternative sources of income, some have moved away to other areas or countries,
some may be deceased or incarcerated. The ongoing survey conducted by Roma Activist, which was hired by BCE isinvestigating the reasons for reduced number of wastepickers on the landfill.
Out of the 7 recorded companies in 2018, one was not active at all (Eko Unija Nematali) during the census (in2018). Which brings us to 6 companies (PECS is one and other 5 are recycling companies).
Since then, the number of companies operating on the landfill also decreased. From the ongoing consultations with
waste pickers, it was confirmed that the companies had terminated contracts with waste pickers which included
severance packages.
Secretary of Social Affaires has requested PECS as well as Recycling companies to provide the lists of active waste
pickers for the period from 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Two companies provided replies:• Sava International d.o.o. replied that they have only 9 waste pickers active and that all other waste pickers
have stop showing up at work by their own will.
• Greentech d.o.o replied that they do not have any active waste pickers on site as that as a company havestopped with recycling activities in April 2020
Unfortunately, there is no record provided by these companies about the original number of active waste pickers on
the landfill during the census in 2018.
Other companies did not reply, and their representatives were not reachable through the contacts available in the
PECS records (phone, email, postal address). As per the official state company registry (APR) three of thesecompanies have been purchased by the same owner in 2019 and have not been active on the landfill since then.
The company Eko Unija Metali d.o.o has also been contacted even though they were not formally present on thelandfill during the census, but have been active on the landfill since 2019, and some of the waste pickers listed in the2018 census are now contracted by this company. However, they have not replied to the request to provide data.
PECS have provided a list of 9 active waste pickers and statement that with most of the waste pickers contracts were
terminated during spring 2020, as they were not delivering any recyclables to PECS but selling it “over the fence”
which is in direct violation with their contracts.
The implementation of this LRP in the first phase of the implementation will focus on the wastepickers identified
during the current survey. For all other waste pickers from the initial list the livelihood restoration will be available
if they contact us. Suitable notifications inviting them to come forward will be published at suitable locations (on thelandfill entrance gate, at the NSE, at the Social Welfare Secretariate, …) to reach as many waste pickers as possible.
Active wastepickers will also be encouraged to share this information informally through their community, andthrough campaign for reaching “missing” wastepickers which has been initiated.

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7. TYPE OF ENTITLEMENT FOR WASTE PICKERS
Entitlements for wastepickers under this LRP refer primarily on assistance with employment and income restoration.
The responsibility for implementation of the LRP lies with the CoB as the beneficiary of the Concession Agreement.
As part of their mandate the National Employment Service assists with livelihood restoration, including identifying
employment and training opportunities for all who register with the Service, and is therefore best equipped tosupport the CoB with the implementation of measures from the LRP.
ENTITLEMENTS/SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE
Training and Access to Employment / Livelihood Generation Programs
The City of Belgrade supported by the Working Group and all available national and local agencies will assist all
project affected persons to restore and improve their sources of income through the following measures:- offer of seasonal jobs;- job offers in city utility companies;- job opportunities through public works programs;- job offer in cooperation with the NES (development and implementation of individual employment plans, job
search training as well as qualification and adult education, offers of available jobs, mediation in employment,
encouragement and development of entrepreneurship, special programs for individuals who are at risk and harder
to employ groups);- offer employment and self-employment assistance within the available programs and projects of non governmental and other organizations (e.g., IPA 2016 EU Support Program Roma inclusion - strengthening local
communities for Roma inclusion, funded by the European Union, and implemented by the Standing Conference ofTowns and Municipalities, in cooperation with local governments throughout Serbia);- offering courses for adult education and craft training;- offering jobs during the construction phase of the project, at the Vinca landfill, and later during the operation phaseof the new landfills;- offering jobs of collecting and sorting secondary raw materials at other locations where PECS operates (e.g., atfuture recycling sites scheduled for opening under the Local Waste Management Plan).
Additional Support / Individual counseling by LR Officer
The LR Officer will regularly communicate with collectors and provide them with information on any available
vacancies or support programs. Information will be provided at the group level, and more details will be provided
individually if any of the collectors of secondary raw materials show active interest. The LR Officer will work
individually with all interested collectors of secondary raw materials, who are entitled to do so, to assist with
employment, training, and other types of assistance, in accordance with the Matrix of Rights. This officer will thenmonitor the progress of each secondary raw material collector and adjust his / her individual assistance plan during
implementation, until his / her sources of income are re-established.
Assistance in obtaining personal documents
To all individuals who do not have personal documents will be provided assistance to obtain them. Persons older
than 16 years, assistance will be provided to obtain ID cards. Parents will be assisted to obtain birth certificates forchildren under 16 years of age.
Other types of assistance
PAPs will also be provided with any other forms of assistance identified by the LR Officer as being useful incontributing to improved access to other livelihood sources.

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7.1

Entitlement Matrix

All identified PAPs (Annex 3) are entitled to all assistance and support as described in chapter above. The entitlement matrix below identifies the
key entitlements per category, to best assist the individuals in resolving their status efficiently for the long term.
Category

PAPs with completed
elementary school, or higher

PAPs who do not haveelementary education, or
illiterate

No of PAPs in
this category (*)

11

Entitlement

Responsibility(**)

Timeline

Measure of Completion

Training opportunities forskilled work

NES

October 2021

No of PAPs invited to the training
No of PAPs who completed thetraining

Job opportunities with public
utility companies(predominantly PECS)

PECS

October 2021

No of PAPs offered jobs

Programs to completeelementary school

NES

November 2021 forenrolment
5 years since
enrollment forcompletion

No of PAPs enrolled in the education
programs
No of PAPs who completed theeducation programs

Contracts with PECS for parttime work, work related towaste picking on other locations

PECS

34

Secretariat forSocial Welfare
5 (based on
Assistance in obtaining(Belgrade)
No of PAPs who were assisted in
PAPs with no documentation
September 2021
interviews)
personal documents
Centres for social
obtaining personal documents
welfare (Sabac,
Vladimirci)(*) This number is based on the latest survey of wastepickers conducted in 2021. The original survey from 2018 did not cover all 246 identified wastepickers but rather the 89
wastepickers who showed up at the organized consultations on site (assumed that this is the number of active wastepickers on the landfill in 2018) so the data is notavailable for all of them.
(**) overall responsibility is with CoB, while the LR Officer will be responsible to track and report to both CoB and BCE.

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8. IMPLEMENTATION OF LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION PLAN
The following section lists the activities that will be undertaken with the aim of implementing the Livelihood
Restoration Plan.

8.1

Establishment of a Working GroupThe process so far has shown that there needs to be a responsible body for implementation of the LRP. Since theoriginal Working Group responsible for the implementation of the RAP no longer has the required jurisdiction, a new
Working Group will be established on a national level which will be able to coordinate activities between
municipalities and within various public utility companies. This Working Group will include representatives from the
National Employment Agency, Secretarial for Social Protection, Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social
Dialogue, Office of the Prime Minister, CoB Mayor’s Cabinet.

8.2

Appointment of Livelihood Restoration Officer

CoB will designate the Livelihood Restoration (LR) Officer, by Interim Service Commencement date, who will be incharge of implementing livelihood restoration as per this LRP and who will report to the Lenders via BCE
management. This person will periodically contact the recorded waste pickers at the landfill (from the census) andwill keep track of any other waste pickers currently this activity X may be assisted by other employees/other city
services. The LR Officer will also directly cooperate with the Working Group, service providers, particularly the Center
for Social Work of Belgrade/Sabac/Vladimirci, persons designated by the local National Employment Service to workwith waste pickers and any potential employers.

8.3

Identification of Available Services and Programmes of Support

The LR Officer will with the support from the Working Group identify services and programmes of support which
could be accessed for assisting the waste pickers. This will include programmes and services which are implemented
by a variety of stakeholders in the city or country, such as state authorities and agencies, private sector, nongovernmental organizations, etc. As a priority, the LR Officer will cooperate with social workers from
Belgrade/Sabac/Vladimirci and the National Employment Service, who can provide access to existing programmesof support, which would be suitable for the waste pickers. One of the employment opportunities which is expected
to be available to waste pickers are recycling yards/recycling centers operated by PECS.

8.4

Provision of Support and Assistance

The LR Officer will work individually with any entitled and interested waste pickers to access employment, training,and other assistance, as per the Entitlement Matrix. The LR Officer will monitor progress of each waste picker andadapt his/her individual assistance plans throughout the implementation of the LRP, until his/her livelihood has been
fully restored. The number of waste pickers varied so the LR officer will also serves as the main point of contact for
the waste pickers who have not been covered under the LRP but can prove income earning activity on the landfill in
the period of the census and landfill handover (2016 to 2020).

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9. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND CONSULATIONSStakeholder engagement has been taking place at various levels for the last 5 years, as documented in the text above,
but also in more detail in the Resettlement Action Plan and subsequent implementation reports. Meetings with
relevant national and local authorities, service providers (National Employment Service of the Ministry of Labour,
Social Protection and Family and social workers) and private companies engaged in secondary raw material
collection and sorting were also organized.

9.1

Disclosure

The original RAP/ LRP was available in Serbia and English for review and comments, starting from 12th October 2018
until 12th December 2018 as part of the ESIA disclosure package.
Besides, the following documents were also made available for more than 60 days at the following websites:• City of Belgrade website: https://www.beograd.rs:• BCE website: https://www.bcenergy.rs• EBRD website: http://www.ebrd.com ;• IFC website: https://www.ifc.org.
This Livelihood Restoration Plan will be disclosed on the BCE’s website, CoB’s website, as well as directly via Roma
Activist to all wastepickers which were successfully reached.

9.2

Consultations

After the adoption of the Resettlement Plan, which includes initial LRP, the City of Belgrade continued through its
secretariats, with regular provision of information and consultations of the households/waste pickers covered by
the Project about the relevant LRP activities.
Besides that, number of stakeholder engagement has been conducted:• Joins site visit of BCE/ARUP to Municipality of Vladimirci and City of Sabac during October 2019.
• Site visit the RAP Audit Report attached , consultation and preparation of the RAP Audit Report by ARUP
• Site visits, consultation with PAPs and preparation of Fact-finding Report and Post resettlement correction
Plan (July-September 2020) by InVivo NGO engaged by BCE• Aid package delivery to Sabac and Vladimirci and one Belgrade Family via “Human Heart” NGO and 2 Roma
activists (October-December 2020)• Number of meetings from the highest level with PM office, COB’s Mayor office, Ministries and Secretaries
responsible for different segments of PAPs issues. (July 2020-present)• Open Job opportunities by SVO where 70 Wastepickers applied.
The competent institutions will continue individual contacts with households to provide other types of assistancedefined under the Plan, and joint meetings will be held where possible and necessary.
The recorded waste pickers will be obliged to register with the National Employment Service. The Secretariat forSocial Protection will help them in this activity if necessary.
PECS informed the companies engaged in secondary raw material collection about recycling plans and where they
could continue cooperation with this company if they want it.

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9.3

Plan for future activities

Each identified and contacted waste picker needs to be further consulted and to be provided with the information
about provisions of the LRP, they should be assigned to the entitlement matrix based on their conditions,preferences and willingness to be included in the LRP.
The Plan of activities is as follows:• Finalize interview with wastepickers by end of May 2021
• Organize registration to NES from June 2021 until July 2021
• Invite wastepickers to skills training, organized by NES, from July 2021
• Offered jobs to wastepickers by NES, and Public Utility Companies from July 2021
• Invitation for education programs from September 2021

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10.

GRIEVANCE MECHANISM

A transparent, accessible and accountable mechanism through which project affected people can express grievances
is an important tool for sustaining good relations between the Project and its stakeholders. It is accepted goodpractice to afford affected parties the opportunity to air concerns and grievances related to sensitive issues such ascompensation, replacement land and livelihood restoration.
The Working Group/ the Secretariat for Environmental Protection has developed a grievance mechanism for the
Project, to accept all comments and complaints associated with it, including those in relation to affected sources of
livelihoods and their restoration. A sample of a Public Grievance Form is provided.
Project affected people may send comments, complaints and/or requests for information in person or via post,
telephone or email using the following contact information:
Attention: Secretariat for Social Protection of the City of Belgrade / Sector for Improvement of Roma Position
Telephone: 011-3309-223
All grievances will be forwarded to the Working Group. The Working Group will register and respond to any
submitted complaint. All responds will be prepared in writing and forwarded to the Secretariat for Social Protection
to be served in person. A response to any complaint shall be served to the complainant within 30 days.
Any complaint submitted by a waste picker, regardless of his/her place of residence, will be addressed in the samemanner. The Working Group will contact relevant representatives of local self-governments or NES in order toresolve the complaint and after that inform the waste picker about the response as described above.
The Working Group will keep a unique grievance log of all received grievances for this Project, including those inrelation to livelihoods. These grievances will be addressed by the LR Officer, who will report on grievance
management to BCE Management and the Lenders.

Receiving Grievances
The Grievances will be followed by the LR Officer through following actions:Representatives of the offices listed in the Grievance mechanism will be contacted once a week and inquired if any
grievances are received.

Grievance Logging
All received grievances will be immediately recorded by the LR Officer in the Grievance Log.

Informing Upper-Management
The LR Officer will immediately inform the BCE and CoB representatives regarding any grievance.

Response
In consultation with CoB representatives, LR Officer will decide if the received grievance requires development andimplementation of relevant actions.
If actions are required to address a specific grievance, the LR Officer will collaborate with the relevant CoB
representatives in development and implementation of actions.
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The grievance holder(s) will be provided with an official written response by the LR Officer regarding thedeveloped/implemented actions and how these actions will address the grievance or an adequately detailed reason
why the grievance requires no actions.

Record Keeping and Reporting
Each time actions are implemented, grievance holders are informed, and grievances are resolved, the LR Officer will
update the Grievance Logs and will fill the Grievance Close-Out Form. Grievance holders shall be consulted if they
are satisfied with the proposed solution and if they are, a grievance can be closed out.
The LR Officer will also provide a list of all grievances together with short summaries of the grievances and theactions taken in the monthly Reports to be prepared.
Besides CoB, the grievances may be submitted via BCE through the following contact person.
Figure 20 - Grievance person contact information

Beo Čista Energija d.o.o. Ltd.
Contact Person: Gordana Jelenić, Managing Director Assistant
Address: Tošin bunar 272v, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia
Telephone number: +381 11 715 4885
Email address: bce@bcenergy.rs

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11.

INSTITUTIONAL SET UP

The implementation of the LRP is the responsibility of the City of Belgrade according to the PPP Contact.
PECS will have the most active role in the process of providing alternative employment opportunities, as they weredirectly/indirectly providing livelihood to the affected people. PECS will be supported by the Working Group, andespecially by the representatives from the National Employment Service and the Secretariat for Social Protection.
Assistance to access employment opportunities and social welfare will be provided by relevant public institutions
and employees, including social workers from the City of Belgrade, the City of Sabac and the Municipality ofVladimirci and the National Employment Service. Other service providers may also be involved, depending on theneeds of affected waste pickers and available assistance programmes, for example legal aid lawyers, local NGOs, etc.
As stated in the previous sections, the Working Group, will coordinate the activities of all other parties involved in
the implementation and monitor the implementation of all activities. In this regard, the Working Group will prepare
progress reports, progress assessment and needs to change certain activities in order to achieve objectives of this
LRP.

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12.

LRP IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE, BUDGET/ RESOURCES

Contrary to implementation of RAP, the implementation of the LRP does not require direct funding of PAPs. All LRP
actions, such as registration to NES, trainings, additional education, assistance with obtaining personal documents,
is ensured through National Employment Service, who organizes skilled trainings, job offers, and education.

12.1

Funds of the City of Belgrade

The implementation of the LRP in Belgrade, will be carried out by NES branch offices in Belgrade Municipalities,
financed from the City of Belgrade budget.

12.2

Funds of the City of Sabac /Municipality of Vladimirci

The support from the City of Sabac and Municipality Vladimirci is required for proper implementation of the LRP, inorder to bridge the jurisdiction constraints faced by the CoB.
The Working Group will serve as a conduit of information and funding as required to ensure LRP is applicable outsideof CoB.
City of Sabac and Municipality of Vladimirci will carry out implementation of LRP through the NES branch offices forwhich are financed from existing City of Sabac and Municipality of Vladimirci budgets
All other activities proposed under this Plan require the use of human resources, that is, employees of relevant cityand other services, who will as part of their regular job duties perform the tasks proposed herein.

12.3

Implementation Timetable

Table 20 - Implementation timetable

Activity/period
Meeting of the Working Group,
representatives of the ministries ….
Nominating the LR Officer
Registration at NES
Cut of date for entering landfill
Offering jobs via NES
Offering jobs via PECS
Monitoring and reporting

Responsibility
CoB to organize (supported by
BCE)
Working GroupLR Officer
BCE
NES, LR officer to coordinate
PECS, LR officer to coordinate
LR officer; Working Group

2021

2022

May
June
X
July 1st
X
X

X
X
X

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13.
13.1

MONITORING AND REPORTING
Monitoring

The Working Group will be monitoring the implementation of the LRP to ensure that activities are producing desired
outcomes and to determine if changes in the approach or implementation are necessary. It will be supported by allother organizational units involved in the implementation of the Livelihood Restoration Plan.
The implementation of this Plan is monitored and evaluated through impact monitoring and performancemonitoring. The LR Officer Group will monitor the implementation for at least four years, or until the livelihood
restoration process has been achieved for all eligible wastepickers,
The LR Officer will prepare the quarterly reports which will be submitted to the Working Group and the City Council,
as well as the final report two years after the termination of waste pickers’ work on the Vinca landfill. The reports
will also be submitted to the International financial institutions funding the project. The Working group will
document all meetings and consultations.
The table below (Table 7) provides an indicative list of indicators which will be used for monitoring. Indicators may
be revised or supplemented if necessary.
Table 21 -Indicative Indicators for Monitoring and Reporting
Indicator
Number of persons covered by the
Project in the list for employment /number of persons removed from thelist (with described reason)

SourceReports prepared by the LR officer based on datafrom National Employment Service, PECS,
Reports prepared by the Secretariat, the City of
Sabac, and the municipality of Vladimirci,

Frequency
Quarterly

Number of newly employed persons
and type of jobs

Reports prepared by the LR officer, based ondata collected from PECS and other public utility
companies, NES, representatives of the City of
Sabac and Municipality Vladimirci
Reports prepared by the LR officer based on datafrom CoB responsible entities, the City of Sabac,and the municipality of Vladimirci
Quarterly reports prepared by the Working
Group
Data on received and completed complaints(Working Group)
Survey of the persons covered by the Plan

Quarterly

Number and type of received
complaints

Number of resolved complaints andthe pace of resolving
Are income sources restored?

13.2

Quarterly

Quarterly
After 12 months

Reporting

When the implementation of the LRP begins, LR Officer will submit concise quarterly monitoring reports to the
EBRD/IFC via BCE. Upon completion of livelihood restoration for all eligible waste pickers, a final implementation
report will be prepared and submitted to the EBRD/IFC.
The Working Group will document all meetings and consultations with minutes and photographs, andthese will be submitted to EBRD/IFC, together with progress reports and the final report.

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Annex 1 – List of 246 wastepickers from 2018
* Due to confidential personal information, the full list of 246 wastepickers has been hidden.

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Annex 2 – List of 89 Interviewed people* Due to confidential personal information, the full list of 89 interviewed wastepickers has been hidden.

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Annex 3 – List of individual data for 45 interviewed wastepickers in 2021
* Due to confidential personal information, the full list of 45 wastepickers and their individual data has
been hidden.

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Annex 4 – List of wastepickers with active contracts in 2021
* Due to confidential personal information, the full list of wastepickers with active contracts in 2021 has
been hidden.

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•Annex 5 – Initial Questionnaire

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Annex 6 – Invitation for wastepickers

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Annex 7 – Formal letter sent to respectable recycling companies

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Annex 8 – Filled Questionnaires
Filled questionnaires by all wastepickers from the initial list of 2018, that were present at the body of
the Old Landfill during the visits on March 27th and April 1st.
* Due to confidential personal information, the full list of Questionnaires with active contracts has been
hidden.

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Annex 9 – Maximizing job opportunities for wastepickers by EPC
contractors

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