As Mongolia continues its digital transformation, platform-based and other forms of digital work are creating new income-generating opportunities, particularly for young people. At the same time, these evolving forms of work pose challenges related to informality, social protection coverage and the extension of labour rights and protections to platform workers.
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The diagnostic also explores emerging trends in digital employment and platform work and is expected to serve as a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers and social partners, supporting evidence-based policymaking and efforts to promote decent work in the digital economy.
Participants underscored the importance of understanding the changing nature of work in the context of digitalization and developing policies that enable workers to benefit from new forms of employment while ensuring adequate labour protection and access to social security.
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Among the participants were Drew Gardiner, Employment Policy Specialist at the ILO in Geneva, who joined virtually, and Christian Viegelahn, Labour Economist at the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. Representatives from government ministries, the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions, the Mongolian Employers' Federation, the National Statistics Office and other relevant institutions also attended the discussion.
The final report is expected to provide policy options to improve labour protection and social protection for digital workers, strengthen social dialogue, promote digital skills and inclusion, and enhance the statistical measurement of digital employment in Mongolia.
