ILO/CMTU training for capacity building of union leaders on Decent Work and Labour Standards

Background:

Against the backdrop of fast economic growth in the past decade, fuelled by the extractive industry, Mongolia has embarked on a process of labour law reform so as to align the country’s labour legislative framework with international labour standards and norms. In 2014, the tripartite partners agree to synchronize all different draft laws individual constituent has prepared. The ILO provided technical assistance in the drafting process, including comprehensive comments on the draft Revised Labour Law. The Ministry of Labour submitted a draft Revised Labour Law for Parliament’s discussion in July 2015. The draft is under review by the Standing Committee on Social Policy, Education, Culture and Science of the Mongolian Parliament.

While progress is made to the legal framework, challenges to the respect for fundamental labour rights require effective engagement of workers and their organizations. Before the decline of the economy in 2014, Mongolia has attracted a large amount of the foreign direct investment, in particular in industrial area of construction, mining, and services. The number of domestic private enterprises has also been in flux. Informal employments and the informal economy are expanding. CMTU is concerned with workers’ welfare.

CMTU views that it is important to provide training for union leaders in foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises concerning the principles of ILO conventions No. 87 and No. 98 as well as ILO supervisory mechanism and key issues in the draft revised labour law.

Objectives:

1. Increase the awareness of union leaders from foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises concerning key changes in the draft labour law and its impact on trade unions.
2. Increase the understanding of union leaders on the principle of ILO C.87 and C.98 to enable them to use ILO supervisory mechanisms effectively.
3. Build capacity of union leaders to actively engage in tripartite discussions on key national development agendas and safeguard the interest and rights of workers.

Outputs:

A greater number of trade union leaders with improved understanding of ILO Conventions No. 87 and No. 98, the ILO supervisory mechanism on the application of ratified conventions and key provisions in the draft Revised Labour Law so that they can better engage in Mongolia’s labour law reform process and facilitate better protection of the rights of Mongolian workers.

Participants:

35 union leaders who are working in foreign-invested companies and private enterprises where labour rights are neglected.