Minister of Social Welfare and Labor T.Gandi has met with Ms. Constance Thomas, a Director of ILO Office for China and Mongolia.

At the meeting, T.Gandi said a global economic crisis has an impact on the purchasing capacity of the limited income population. Therefore, the public administration and various appropriate projects and programs are of vital importance for the solution of urgent issues concerning this people-targeted social security policy, promotion of the employment in all social strata, etc. The policy "One family-one job place-one benefit" should be pursued to promote families. The Ministry of Social Welfare and Labor is working to reflect these issues in the governmental platform, Mrs. Gandi said.
In her turn, Ms. Thomas stated that the ILO will send its two specialists to Mongolia in December 2008 in accordance with a request by the ministry. She also added that ILO plans to carry out a project for support of rural economic development and host a three-party meeting on labor safety in the mining sector in 2009.

 

Source: Montsame