Comments on: Foreign Workers Quotas: Limiting Expats in Mongolia

By: Hulan

Hulan — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 01:11:10 +0000

Hi Bobby. If you purely talking about employment of skilled and experienced foreigners I totally agree with you we Mongolians have lots to learn(skills of management). However, considering mongolian environment it seems people live wages to wages thus voluteery experience not really practical. In instance, in developed countries at least supply transport fee and may be include lunch as well but in Mongolia does not. Also for expats, of course, will be differed from average mongolian because of they rated as US or …. countries. Anyways thanks for your article and I personally happy to grab every single experience from professionals either don’t mind volunteering because really looking for it as well here in London xxx

By: Jrs

Jrs — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:47:07 +0000

Lets consider something different. Expat company sets up business in Mongolia in late 90′s. Expat company trains local people and now utilize the skilled Mongolian employees in Pakistan, Australia, Korea and any other place we may operate. Once local Mongolian’s have now become expats themselves.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:55:52 +0000

Hi Bayar, thanks again for your comment. Of course my perspective is very limited, my being an expat living in Mongolia, and obviously differs from the average Mongolian. It is good to hear from the Mongolian point-of-view and have added insight into why certain choices have been made. I hope you keep coming back to the site. thanks

By: Bayar

Bayar — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:51:36 +0000

Hi Bobby, I did not take your comments as implying any invasion. I was just stating the popular belief among Mongolians.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:59:05 +0000

Hi Bayar, thanks for reading. In the post I do not mention any type of invasion scenario and perhaps used a poor choice of words in a previous comment on “Tibetan-type scenario.” It was not meant to imply that I think the Chinese are planning an invasion, but was simply referring to an influx of foreign workers in general. The point of my blog was that Mongolia, like every other country in the world, needs foreign workers. As a Mongolian who, I believe, works overseas, I think you have a better understanding of that than many.

By: Bayar

Bayar — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:17:05 +0000

There is a popular belief among Mongolians that they do not believe our lovely third neighbours would come rushing for help in case any of our neighbours invade Mongolia. To think that the US, for example, will impose an embargo say on China because they sent in its troops into is naive. You don’t bite the hand that is feeding you.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:37:19 +0000

Hi Nancy, thank you for reading. I understand to a certain extent the reticence Mongolians have with letting foreign workers enter. Perhaps I am being too naive, but in today’s geopolitical environment and era of the “3rd neighbor” policy I would like to think pressure from the US, the EU or Japan and Korea would prevent a Tibet-type scenario from ever occurring. Foreign workers will come in, in most cases legally but some illegally, and hopefully they will be used to maximize the benefits to Mongolian companies and workforce.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:22:10 +0000

Hi Bold, thanks for your comment. I agree 100%, Mongolia can make great strides forward with small amounts of money due to its small populace. I think a Pandora’s box has been opened with the signing of the OT agreement and there is no going back from these large-scale minerals projects at this point. Hopefully these will be managed in the best interest of the country and not only to the benefit of the very few at the top.