1. This Common General Framework of Manpower Management Procedures (CGCPGMO) was prepared for the second phase (SOP2, the Project) of the Harmonization and Improvement of Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA) program covering the Republic of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Chad, as well as the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). The framework was prepared by the institutions responsible for the national statistical systems (NSS) in the three countries concerned, as well as by CEMAC.
2. The framework meets the requirements of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), including the Environmental and Social Standard on Employment and Working Conditions (ESS 2), as well as the laws and regulations of the countries concerned and CEMAC on environmental and social risk management.
3. The three countries concerned and CEMAC have also prepared a Common General Framework for Environmental and Social Management (CGCGES), to meet the requirements of the standard on the Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Effects (NES 1), as well as a Common General Framework for Stakeholder Mobilization (CGCMPP) to meet the requirements of the Standard on Stakeholder Mobilization and Information (NES 10).