Trade for Decent Work

Mongolians learn about Decent Work on Europe Day

During Europe Day in May 2022, the ILO implemented “Trade for Decent Work” project funded by the European Union, sets up a booth to educate Mongolian citizens about decent work.

Europe Day, "Trade for Decent Work" project booth. © ILO
On 28th May 2022, Delegation of the European Union to Mongolia organized an open event on Sukhbaatar Square, the main square in Ulaanbaatar, marking Europe Day to promote the richness and diversity of European culture, and raising public awareness about the projects funded by the European Union and its Member States, and its activities for the benefitting people around Mongolia.

"Trade for Decent Work" project funded by the European Union, supports Mongolia to improve the application of the ILO Fundamental Conventions, which Mongolia is a signatory of, in order to improve the compliance and promote decent work. This entails bringing local Labour Law and practice in line with core International Labour Standards (ILS), building the institutional capacity of public administrations, social partners and other relevant stakeholders to support law reform and reporting, and strengthening institutional frameworks to facilitate social dialogue and conflict resolution.

Europe Day, "Trade for Decent Work" project booth. © ILO
Visitors to the project's booth were educated on the Fundamental Conventions of the ILO and ‘Decent Work Pillars’, tools to help define decent work, as well as spreading knowledge of international labour standards and how they might be applied locally, with an emphasis on sharing information.

The ILO team handed out gifts to participants of survey polls conducted in the booth, including notebooks, pens, reports, and brochures from the "Trade for Decent Work" project, encouraging visitors to take part in a photo challenge while holding a slogan of the ILO's Fundamental Principles.

"Do you consider your work as DECENT?" survey results. © ILO
Survey findings:

48% of participants reported that their job was not decent, citing reasons such as lack of work-life balance, low salaries, discrimination and unpleasant workplace atmosphere, and lack of social protection. For those who responded that they didn’t consider their work decent, the main reasons were:
  • There is no work-life balance - 49% of those who answered NO
  • Salary is insufficient to cover living costs - 46% of those who answered NO
  • Discrimination and toxic work environment – 20% of those who answered NO
  • Lack of social protection – 11% of those who answered NO

For more information, please contact: 

Tselmeg Urtnasan
Project Communication Officer
Country Office for China and Mongolia
urtnasan@ilo.org