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2021-04-02 09:43:25
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The construction sector is
dominated by men, not only in Mongolia but also in countries throughout the
world. Even in an advanced economy like the US, women consist of less than 1% of construction
workers on the jobsite.
Here at the EU Funded Switch Off Air Pollution Project (SOAP), we’re
working to redefine the role of women in the construction sector by working
with jobsite team leaders, locally known as brigade leaders, to break outdated
gender norms and help them find the best construction workers, regardless of
sex. But we’re also training women to join the booming construction sector.
2020-12-17 09:06:30
On December 14, 2020, the meeting of the External Advisory
Committee of the “Switch Off Air Pollution” project was successfully organized
online. The meeting was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Mongolia, Mr. Traian Hristea and Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Mongolia, Mr. Philippe Merlin.
The project, which works to create a quality insulation
market in Ulaanbaatar, aims to reduce air pollution by CO2 equivalent of 3.000
tons and reduce heat loss from ger area households by at least 15% as part of
efforts to reduce air pollution in the ger area. This is the second meeting of the