The Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works (MOCHMPW) in Bagdad will be the main recipient of the grant and will closely cooperate during the project implementation with the equivalent Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) in Erbil since one of the pilot regions is within the Kurdistan region. [...] The proposed project will be jointly implemented through Roads and Bridges Directorate (RBD) in Baghdad and the General Directorate for Roads and Bridges (GDRB) in Erbil (Kurdistan), and their regional offices 1.2 LMP Rationale, Aim, and Objectives The Project is being prepared as per the requirements of the ESS2 Labor and Working Conditions of the World Bank’s Environment and Social Framework (ES [...] If a child under the minimum age is discovered working on the project, measures will be taken to immediately terminate the employment or engagement of the child in a responsible manner, taking into account the best interest of the child. [...] As per the WB 2016 Labor Influx Guidance Note, the scale of labor influx and the absorptive capacity of the local community indicate the significance of the anticipated risk of GBV. [...] Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining The rights of workers and the role of unions will be respected and the right to enter free and voluntary collective bargaining arrangements with management is respected.