All resources: Mongolia

Formalization of the Informal Economy Project (Phase II)

The ILO provides support to the development of a new e-business.mn platform in Mongolia

With the support of the ILO-Formalization of the Informal Economy Project Phase 2, the Ministry of Economy and Development (MED) successfully held a workshop among large enterprises on 17 October 2025.

Youth Employment Promotion Project (YEPP)

ILO helps strengthen workplace cooperation in Mongolia’s cashmere sector

Five Mongolian cashmere enterprises participating in the ILO’s Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme reported significant improvements in workplace cooperation, efficiency, and inclusiveness, demonstrating how the...

Mongolia advances Just Transition through capacity building

Efforts focus on ensuring that Mongolia’s shift to a green economy leaves no one behind.

Social Protection

The future of social insurance in Viet Nam: Policy options and recommendations

Viet Nam is making bold progress toward universal social insurance, backed by strong policy reforms and expanding coverage. This report highlights strategic ILO recommendations to support the next phase of legal and structural transformation.

ILO brief

Employment in the critical minerals sector: A case study of Indonesia, Mongolia and the Philippines

In the face of rapid digital transformation and the transition to net zero, the supply of critical minerals is of strategic importance. Asia and the Pacific is a major source of critical minerals such as nickel and rare earth elements. This...

International Year of Cooperatives

Measures to strengthen cooperatives and their role in sustainable development showcased at UN Headquarters

At a high-level event for the International Year of Cooperatives, governments, the ILO, and representatives of the cooperative movement shared recent policies, financing schemes and education initiatives, alongside new data and international...

Youth Employment Promotion Project (YEPP) in Mongolia

ILO’s SCORE Programme Launches in Mongolia’s cashmere sector

Training manual

Enhancing state officials’ capacity for the enforcement of legislation on forced and bonded labour, and human trafficking in Balochistan

This comprehensive training manual aims to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies in Balochistan, Pakistan, regarding the Balochistan Forced Labour and Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 2021 and Pakistan’sPrevention of Trafficking in...

Research Report

Innovative approaches to formalization in Asia and the Pacific: Background report to ILO Asia and the Pacific Tripartite Regional Knowledge...

This report showcases a wide range of innovations that are taking place across Asia and the Pacific to tackle informality, ranging from state-of-the-art use of technology to facilitate formalization, to community-based approaches to protect workers...

ILO at COP29

From Vision to Practice for a Just Transition for All

A cross-regional policy dialogue on energy, sustainable finance, and enterprises for inclusive policy-making and enhancing NDC ambition, 20-21 November 2024, COP29 ILO Just Transition Pavilion.

News

Paving the path: towards a responsible and sustainable electronics value chain in Asia

Electronics Industry and Trade Union Leaders Unite for Cross-Country Dialogue on Responsible Business and Decent Work in Asia.

ILO's new Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific takes office

Kaori Nakamura-Osaka serves as Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the International Labour Organization’s Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand.

Short videos on forced labour

Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2024: Assessing Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration

The report highlights the realities of migrants in Asia and the Pacific and provides comprehensive recommendations to enhance migration governance to be more inclusive and gender-responsive.

Formalization

Asia-Pacific forum drives efforts to formalize informal economy, addresses climate impact on vulnerable workers

Regional stakeholders urge integrated strategies to promote decent work, emphasizing climate resilience and systemic change ahead of 2025 International Labour Conference discussions.

Asia and the Pacific

ILO Regional Skills Webinar series kicks off looking at skills and the green transition

Experts from the EU, Singapore, and the ILO share strategies to equip Asia-Pacific's workforce for a green transition, fostering dialogue on skills development, just transition, and policy innovation in the region.

ESG Leadership Essentials: a global training to empower EBMOs

The ILO and ITCILO ACTEMP teams delivered the ESG Leadership Essentials global training.

Forced labour brochure

Social protection

World social protection report 2024-26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific

This Asia and the Pacific regional companion report complements the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition.

Social protection

Asia-Pacific achieves social protection milestone, yet challenges remain and new ones emerge with climate change

New ILO report highlights positive trend in regional social protection coverage, however uneven progress and financial sustainability issues, coupled with the need to address climate change impacts highlight the need for comprehensive system...