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ministries and agencies, 40 percent among heads of secretariats, departments and divisions on
aimag, city, soum, duureg and khoroo levels;
10.1.3. Representation of any one sex among public servants in special public
agencies shall not be less than 40 percent, except in the armed force, border and internal troops,
intelligence, police, court decision enforcement, anti-corruption and emergency management
agencies;
10.1.4. In case of pre-dominance of one sex in the management of a public
supporting service organisation, the orgnaisation shall develop policies and take measures aimed
at ensuring a balanced gender ratio of 40:60 based on special programs and/or action plans. This
provision does not apply to a case referred to in article 6.5.6. of this law.
10.2. Representation of any one sex in the composition of advisory or joint governance
bodies such as committees, councils or commissions set up by public agencies or on the national
level (hereinafter referred to as “the committee”) shall not be less than 40 percent.
10.3. In a case of predominance of one sex among the staff of a state or public budget
organization, the organization shall in its human resource policy incorporate and implement
special policies and measures aimed at ensuring a balanced gender ratio 40:60. This provision
does not apply to a case referred to in Article 6.5.6. of this law.
10.4. Articles 11.1-11.9 of this law shall equally apply to public agencies and public
officials.
Article 11. Guarantees of equal rights in employment and labor relations
11.1. Gender discrimination in employment and labor relations shall be prohibited.
Unless otherwise provided by an international treaty ratified by Mongolia and other relevant
laws, it is also prohibited to treat preferentially, to restrict or to dismiss an employee based on
his/her sex, pregnancy, child care-taking roles, or family status.
11.2. Collective bargains and agreements shall incorporate provisions on the creation of
conditions and opportunities for a man and a woman to combine their professional and family
responsibilities, to bear and care for a child, to take care of his/her health, to enjoy labor safety,
equal pay and bonus for equal work and to enjoy equal working conditions.
11.3. An employer shall have the following responsibilities to prevent gender
discrimination in employment policies and labor relations and to ensure gender equality at a
workplace:
11.3.1. implement on the basis of a plan and/or a program activities aimed at
promoting gender equality and report to employees on their implementation and results;
11.3.2. refrain from explicitly specifying or implying a preference for any one sex
in a job vacancy notice/advertisement, except in conditions under the Article 6.5 and Article 7 of
this law;
11.3.3. recruit a person of the under-represented sex in order to ensure gender
balance in a given organization or its unit;
11.3.4. carry out monitoring and evaluation of legal provisions on equal pay for
equal work and equal working conditions and take actions to eliminate identified breaches;
11.3.5. undertake the promotion, professional training and re-training, skills
development and pay increases for male and female employees based on the human recourse
roster;