Child labour in Mongolia - Child labour survey results 2021-2022

The National Statistics Office of Mongolia conducted a Child labour surveys in 2002-2003, 2006-2007, and 2011-2012 with the financial and technical support of the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The surveys were implemented in the form of a module attached to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and followed internationally agree upon methods. Following each survey the National Statistics Office of Mongolia disseminated the results.

As a result of these surveys, it was determined that there is a need to extend and create statistics on child labour with regular periodicity in order to develop policies and programmes to eliminate child labour and hazardous work. In this context, the National Statistics Office conducted the Child Labour Survey for the first time in 2021-2022 as a stand-alone survey, according to the new methodology approved in 2018 with the financial and technical support of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch (FUNDAMENTALS) of the ILO and the financial support of he United States Department of Labour (USDOL).

The survey’s main objective was to generate quantitative data on the prevalence and nature of child labour according to the latest international standards, update the statistical database, and provide policymakers with the information necessary to develop policies and interventions to eliminate child labour.