Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) - Mongolia (Ratification: 1998)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that the next report will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous comments.

Repetition

Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention. National policy on vocational rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities. The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It notes however the information provided by the Government in its report on the application of the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122). In this regard, the Committee refers to its comments on Convention No. 122 where it noted that the amended Law on Employment Promotion includes provisions to support the employment of certain groups of people, including persons with disabilities. The Committee invites the Government to provide information on the measures adopted to promote vocational rehabilitation and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, as well as relevant statistics showing the impact of the National Programme on Promotion of Persons with Disabilities and the Law on Employment Promotion on increasing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Please also include information on the consultations held with the social partners and organizations of and for persons with disabilities engaged in vocational rehabilitation activities (Article 5).

Article 7. Vocational rehabilitation and employment services. The Committee previously noted the reorganization and expansion of the National Rehabilitation Centre in 2006. The Government communicated its intention to develop the centre into a model institution with local branches, offering comprehensive rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities. The Committee invites the Government to provide information on the progress made in developing local branches of the National Rehabilitation Centre.

Article 8. Access to services in rural areas and remote communities. The Committee previously noted that the Government allocated funding to 21 provinces and nine districts through the special account under the Employment Promotion Fund. The Committee invites the Government to provide updated information on the availability of vocational rehabilitation and employment services in rural areas and remote communities.

Article 9. Training of suitably qualified staff. The Committee noted that the National Rehabilitation Centre employed 53 trained staff. It also noted that the Government was taking some measures to train specialized social workers to improve community and family-based services for persons with disabilities under the Comprehensive National Development Strategy of 2008. The Committee invites the Government to provide updated information on the measures adopted by the Government to improve the training and increase the availability of qualified staff responsible for vocational guidance, training, placement and employment of persons with disabilities.