LABOR MINISTRY PROMISES TO CREATE 50 THOUSAND JOBS

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Ministry has put forward a goal to create 50 thousand new jobs in 2014, said the Labor Minister Ya.Sanjmyatav. The above statement came about amid the Labor Minister’s meeting with province governors on Thursday. The Ministry wants to keep its success of providing 52 thousand with work places in 2013. Under the "Employed and Profited Mongolian" program by the Government for Reforms, the Ministry aims to generate 150 thousand jobs in three-year period. In order to create workplaces, the government is adhering to three principles aimed to develop employment skills and qualities, to train professionals, and to extend labor employment service availability. Meeting with the governors of 221 aimags, the Minister said the Government programs for 2014 include project of temporary workplace provision for 10 thousand students, and a special job project for people above 40. The Government is also planning to set up an import substitution plant in every province. Noting an importance of localities in implementing these goals, Mr Sanjmyatav briefed on roles and functions of the province governors in this regard.