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ees fall ill, they continue to receive 100% of their salary for up to a year. This is generous, but also expensive for employers, which is why they strive during the negotiation pro- cess to ensure that the proportion they need to pay is not too high. Urgamal herself has many years of expe- rience as an occupational health and safety inspector, including in the state inspection authority where Boris Buyannemekh works. ‘I want to convince employers in Mongolia to adopt an approach which benefits society as a whole,’ she says. Instead of issuing official instructions and monitoring their implemen- tation, her job is to persuade people of the advantages. When accidents occur, employer representatives and trade unions in Mongolia usually try to pass the blame back and forth, and it is the victim who ultimately loses out. ‘It is therefore very important for me to find out how other societies legis- late their responsibilities, and what ar- guments and measures they use to en- sure everyone remains committed to safety and abides by the rules.’ The boom in mining in Mongolia has seen a rise in the number of occupa- tional health and safety problems. As a result of the intensified extraction of raw materials, Mongolia’s construction sector is growing rapidly. More infrastructure is needed, and towns and cities are expanding. Unfortunate- ly, this has also led to an increase in the num- ber of serious accidents, according to Buy- annemekh, who is head of the department for labour and social security at the state in- spection authority. ‘Last year, more than 50 deaths were recorded as a result of accidents Standards: members of the delegation find out about the emergency plans on a large-scale construction site. Photographic evidence: Luvsandan- zan Urgamal takes a photo to share back in her country. Exchange: Jami- yandorj Batkhuy- ag, Mongolia’s Deputy Minister for Labour, with Susanne Hoffmann from the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs 12 akzente 2/15 IN THE SPOTLIGHT