Mongolia - The Mongolian economy’s outstanding performance over the last decade, and its rapidly growing but still largely untapped mining sector, make the world’s least densely populated country an increasingly attractive destination for high-, semi-, and low-skilled migrants from abroad.

At the same time, large numbers of Mongolian workers are moving abroad to search for work in destinations including the Republic of Korea, the United States and Europe.

IOM is hosting a two-day workshop in Ulan Bator this week for 30 Mongolian government officials to help them to establish effective labour migration policies for countries of origin and destination.

The workshop, which starts tomorrow, will be attended by officials from the Mongolian Immigration Agency, the Employment Promotion Center, and the Ministries of Labour, Justice, Finance, Foreign Affairs and Population Development and Social Protection.

The meeting, which is funded by IOM’s International Development Fund, will look at the challenge of managing the increasing number of labour migrants entering and leaving Mongolia.

"This workshop will provide senior Mongolian officials with the tools to develop labour migration policy, to address labour shortages and to protect migrant rights," said IOM’s representative in Mongolia, Kieran Gorman-Best.  "This is a crucial time for the country and IOM is very glad to be partnering with the government in this vital area.”

For more information, please contact

Ellen Wong
IOM Beijing
Email: ewong@iom.int