ILO’s SCORE Programme Launches in Mongolia’s cashmere sector

MONGOLIA (ILO News) - In June 2025, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for China and Mongolia launched the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme in Mongolia. The programme is implemented under the Youth Employment Promotion (YEP) project, funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea through the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme.

The SCORE is a global ILO initiative designed to improve productivity and working conditions in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Over the past 15 years, the SCORE programme has been implemented in over 6,000 enterprises across more than 30 countries.

In Mongolia, the SCORE Programme aims to contribute to the YEP project’s objective of promoting decent work for young people by enhancing workplace cooperation and competitiveness through capacity-building training. 

A total of eight national trainers—comprising experts from industry, academia and non-governmental organizations—have been trained by an international SCORE Master trainer. These national trainers will work alongside the international expert for the next five months to coach and provide technical and practical support to five selected enterprises in the cashmere sector: Goyol cashmere, Khanbogd cashmere, Evseg cashmere, Capra Doro cashmere, and Blue Sky cashmere with focus on improving workplace cooperation, human resource management and quality management. 

The SCORE programme is being implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Mongolian Wool and Cashmere Association and Mongolian Industrial Trade Union Federation.