On August 20, 2021, the ILO, in partnership with the Mongolia Decent Work for Youth Network, organized a webinar on “Youth Employment Rights” under the aegis of the UN Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.
The webinar discussed the challenges facing young people in the Mongolian labor market and in the field of labor rights, in particular, the measures that can be taken to support youth labor rights in connection with the adoption of the revised Labor Law, and how to work together effectively.
The webinar aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Gain improved understanding about the labour market challenges for youth in Mongolia, including rights at work
- Inform about key areas of the revised labour law that are relevant to youth, including young workers in the informal economy
- Take stock of current efforts and good practices of promoting rights at work for youth in Mongolia
- Explore priorities, ideas and potential action to promote awareness and action on labour rights of youth in light of the revised labour law
Webinar highlights
- Youth labour market challenges in Mongolia: Research findings and implications for youthInformal employmentNon-standard forms of employment
- Labour law in Mongolia: Implications for youth
- Current efforts and good practices of promoting rights at work for youth in Mongolia
- Informal employment
- Non-standard forms of employment
Participants
About 30 participants from 16 member organizations of the Decent Work for Youth Network attended this webinar.
- Authority for Family, Child, and Youth Development- AFCYD
- Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions- CMTU
- Mongolian Employers’ Federation -MONEF
- General Agency for Specialized Inspection-GASI
- GOLWS - General Authority for Labour and Welfare Services
- Mongolian Bar Association -MBA
- National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia-NHRCM
- Research Institute of Labour and Social Protection under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection -RILSP
- Municipal Employment Department
- Family, Child and Youth Development Department of the Capital City
- Science, Industrial Development and Innovation Agency of Ulaanbaatar-SIDIA
- Mongolian Youth Federation-MYF
- United Nations Youth Advisory Panel in Mongolia-UNYAP
- Council of Mongolians Abroad
- Sustainable Development - Citizen Participation
- Young Entrepreneurs Council - YEC
- Young Mongolian Professionals Association (coordinator organization) -YOUTHinc.
We seek to raise awareness of decent work and develop the competence (knowledge, skills, attitude) of young people and employers, and to support them in their ability to raise issues, develop and implement solutions together.
Agenda
Хүснэгт: Time | Agenda // 9:00 – 9:10 (10 min) | Ms P.Bolormaa, ILO National Coordinator for Mongolia; Ms Ch.Baljinnyam, Coordinator of the Decent Work for Youth Network // 9:10 – 9:40 (30 min) | Introduction of all participants; Updates from the Decent Work for Youth Network members (2-3 minutes per organization) to inform about:What are your organization’s main areas of work in 2021 in relation to youth employment?How has your organization contributed to labour rights of youth through recent or upcoming activities? // 9:40 – 10:15 (35 min) | Introductory remarks by Mr Felix Weidenkaff, Employment Specialist, ILO (5 minutes); Survey on informal employment in Mongolia: Findings and implications for youth, presented by Mr S.Batkholboo, Head of Employment Policy Research Sector, Research Institute of Labour and Social Protection (15 minutes); Case study on non-standard forms of employment in Mongolia: Findings and implications for youth, presented by Mr Ts.Batsugar, Independent Researcher, (15 minutes) // 10:15 – 10:50 (35 min) | Labour law in Mongolia: Implications for youth, presented by Ms.Sh.Maya, Senior Analyst, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (20 minutes); Current efforts and good practices of promoting rights at work for youth in Mongolia, presented by Mr E.Tamir, Chair of CMTU Youth Committee (15 minutes) // 10:50 – 11:50 (60 min) | Labour law: What aspects of the revised labour law are particularly relevant to promote awareness and action on labour rights of youth, especially with a view to promote the transition to the formal economy?; Awareness and action on labour rights: What could be effective or innovative approaches to promote awareness on labour rights among youth in Mongolia?; Synergies: How can youth-targeted efforts be aligned with other initiatives towards the promotion of the labour law?; Member contributions: What and how can each member organization contribute to promoting awareness?; Awareness strategy and timeframe: What activities should a multi-year awareness strategy include beyond the first year? // 11:50 – 12:00 (10 min) | Mr Felix Weidenkaff, Employment Specialist, ILO