Umnugobi aimag, Mongolia – Umnugobi province Governor’s office, Agency for Labor Welfare services and Oyu Tolgoi LLC have succesfully organized an Open Day in Dalanzadgad. While opening the event, the Governor of Umnugobi aimag, N.Naranbaatar highlighted that Oyu Tolgoi LLC spent US$216 million in the year of 2018 on procurement from Umnugovi. During the event, the joint working group between the Umnugovi province and Oyu Tolgoi on employment signed its strategy for 2019-2021.

Representatives of Oyu tolgoi LLC departments, and 26 contractor companies introduced their business and operations, promoted the current vacancies and provided information on vocational training opportunities. Oyu Tolgoi LLC organized safety hologram trainings, a virtual tour in the Underground mine and an information session, where the visitors were informed of the open pit operations’ and environmental department’s milestones.

Oyu Tolgoi LLC signed The Cooperation Agreement with Umnugobi province, and Khanbogd soum on April 22, 2015 setting the framework of cooperation. To ensure the implementation of the Cooperation agreement, Gobi Oyu development support fund was established in September of that year. Aiming to strengthen partnership with the local partners and introduce business activities of the company to the citizens and governors of the partner soums, the annual Open day has been held for the third time this year.

Oyu Tolgoi LLC provides Gobi Oyu Development Support Fund with 5 million USD per annum to finance projects and programs that contribute to the sustainable development of the province and livelihood improvement of the community. As of now, Gobi Oyu DSF has financed a total of 78 projects and programs worth 36.7 billion MNT. It is unique in a way that projects and programs financed are proposed and implemented in collaboration with the local government and community.