PM DELIVERS SPEECH AT ILC SESSION

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolia has been actively taking part in the "Post 2015: The future we want" consultations, attaching a great importance to supporting a proper and fruitful employment. The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag said it at the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) which is running in Geneva, Switzerland. The session has gathered 5,000 delegates from 180 countries. In his speech, the Premier highlighted his government's many measures for providing businessmen and investors with sustainable, transparent and bureaucracy-free state services, "one example of which is the 'Employed and paid Mongolian' national programme". The Ministry of Labour was set up at the cabinet for reforms with duties also concerning the small- and middle-sized productions, cooperatives, vocational education and training and employment matters, he said. It was vital for us to solve issues of demand and supply at the labour market and of SME human resources, the Premier added. The Mongolian government launched projects and programmes on supporting the employment for people above 40 years, for employment of uncompetitive people, moreover, many problems have been solved in social and labour matters through a trilateral agreement, promoting a development of social partnership, Mr Altankhuyag said.