Foreign workforce to be cut by 30 percent in 2018 www.gogo.mn
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and the General Authority on Labor and Social Welfare organized a meeting with over 80 entities that have a foreign workforce.
State authorities granted
38,553 preliminary work permits to foreign workers in 2015,
27,526 in 2016, and
19,715 in 2017.
It is estimated that there were 4,703 foreign experts and workers in Mongolia at the end of 2017.
Minister of Labor and Social Welfare S. Chinzorig stated, “The number of foreign workers would be reduced by up to 30 percent in 2018, and by 25 percent in 2019.” Income from employment fees for foreign employees is deposited to the state's Employment Support Fund, and used to strengthen the domestic labor market, increase the number of employment opportunities, and to organize vocational trainings.
Published Date:2018-03-28