RURAL WORKS II

EMPLOYMENT WILL BE GENERATED THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF SMALL INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS IRRIGATION/FLOOD CONTROL CANALS AND FEEDER ROADS. THESE SUBPROJECTS WILL USE LOCAL MATERIALS AND LOCAL LABOR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AT LEAST 70% OF THE COST OF EACH SUBPROJECT WILL BE PAID FOR LABOR. APPROXIMATELY 1480 SUBPROJECTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN 1100 OF THE POOREST KECAMATANS. ALTHOUGH THE SUBPROJECTS WILL BE CONCENTRATED ON THE ISLAND OF JAVA, SINCE THAT IS THE AREA WITH THE MOST SERIOUS EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS, A NUMBER OF SUBPROJECTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON SUMATRA AND THE OUTER ISLANDS. 2550 INDONESIANS WILL RECEIVE IN-COUNTRY TRAINING, AND 100 INDONESIANS WILL RECEIVE OVERSEAS TRAINING IN THE FORM OF SHORT-TERM OBSERVATION TOURS TO LEARN HOW SIMILAR PROGRAMS ARE MANAGED IN OTHER COUNTRIES. A NEW RESEARCH/TRAINING CENTER WILL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED, EQUIPPED, AND STAFFED TO DEVELOP AN IN-COUNTRY TRAINING CAPABILITY AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP NEW LOW-COST APPLIED TECHNOLOGY FOR RUAL WORKS. SUBPROJECTS STARTED UNDER THE "RURAL WORKS I" LOAN WILL BE REIMBURSED UNDER THIS PROJECT. THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION (MDU) WILL ADMINISTER THE OVERALL PROGRAM. ACTUAL SUBPROJECT SELECTION.PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE DISTRICT AND PROVINCIAL LEVELS BY MDU PERSONNEL WORKING IWITH LOCAL OFFICIALS.