The Ministry of Labour ('' UK''), or Labor ('' US''), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, and

social security Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...

. Such a department may have national or regional (e.g. provincial or state-level) authority.

Lists of current ministries of labour

Named "Ministry"

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Albania) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs () was a ministry of the Albanian Government charged with the responsibility to protect and safeguard the interest of workers in general and the poor, deprived and disadvantaged sections of the society. ...

* Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Argentina) * Department of Jobs and Small Business (Australia) *

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population (Azerbaijan) The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Əmək və Əhalinin Sosial Müdafiəsi Nazirliyi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating the labour market ...

* Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh) *

Ministry of Labour (Barbados) The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector, commonly referred to as the Ministry of Labour, is a government ministry responsible for policy formulation, industrial relations, acting as a secretariat to the Social Partnership, and t ...

Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (Bhutan) The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources is a ministry of Bhutan responsible to facilitate human resource development for economic development and to ensure gainful employment for the Bhutanese workforce. Departments The Ministry of Labour a ...

Ministry of Work, Employment, and Social Security The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security ( es, Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social) is a Bolivian government ministry which oversees labor relations, pensions and social security programs. Since 2 June 2011, it has bee ...

(Bolivia) * Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (Cambodia) *

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of People's Republic of China is a ministry under the State Council of China which is responsible for national labor policies, standards, regulations and managing the national social security. ...

(China) *

Ministry of Labour (Colombia) The Ministry of Labour ( es, Ministerio de Trabajo, links=no) is the national executive ministry of Colombia in charge of formulating, implementing, and orienting labour policy and labour relations to stimulate job growth through job creation pr ...

Ministry of Labour and Pension System (Croatia) The Ministry of Labour and Pension System, Family and Social Policy of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Ministarstvo rada, mirovinskoga sustava, obitelji i socijalne politike) is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which performs administrative ...

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Cuba) Ministry of Labour and Social Security may refer to any of the following * * Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Greece) * Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica) * Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey) * Ministry of Labour a ...

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Czech Republic) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic () is a government ministry, which was established in 1969. External links * Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Cen ...

Ministry of Employment (Denmark) Ministry of Employment may refer to: * the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Argentina) *Human Resources Development Canada, Canada * Ministre d’Emploi Quebec, Canada * the Ministry of Work, Employment, and Social Security (Boli ...

Ministry of Manpower and Immigration (Egypt) The Ministry of Manpower is the ministry in charge of manpower, labor relations and emigration of Egyptian workers. Profile The ministry's headquarters is in Cairo. The Minister of Manpower and Immigration also chairs the higher committee for mig ...

Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia The Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს ოკუპირებული ტერიტორიებიდან იძ� ...

* Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany) *

Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (Ghana) The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations is mandated to formulate policies on Labour and Employment issues, develop sector plans, coordinate Employment and Labour related interventions across sectors, promote harmonious labour relations and ...

Ministry of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity (Greece) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ( el, Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων) is a government department of Greece. The incumbent minister is Kostis Hatzidakis, Vice President of New Democracy ...

Ministry of Labour and Employment (India) The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the Government of India. This is an India's federal ministry which is responsible for enforcement of labour laws in general and legislations related to a w ...

* Ministry of Manpower (Indonesia) * Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare (Iran) *

Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services The Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services ( he, משרד העבודה, הרווחה והשירותים החברתיים, ''Misrad HaAvoda, HaRevaha VeHaSherutim HaHevrati'im'') is the branch of government charged with overseeing em ...

(Israel) *

Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (Italy) The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies ( it, Ministero del lavoro e delle politiche sociali) is a department of the government of the Republic of Italy responsible for policies of labour, employment, labour protection, the adequacy of social ...

* Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica) * Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) *

Ministry of Employment and Labor South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL, 고용노동부) is a cabinet-level ministry overseeing labor affairs. Its predecessor agency, the Division of Labor, was established under the direction of the Minister of Social Affairs (� ...

(South Korea) *

Ministry of Social Security and Labour (Lithuania) The Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitut ...

* Ministry of Human Resources (Malaysia) *

Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection (Moldova) The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Moldova () is one of the thirteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. In 2017 as part of the government reform in Moldova, the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family was renamed to M ...

Ministry of Labour (Myanmar) The Ministry of Labour ( my, ) is a Ministry (government department), ministry in the Burmese government responsible for the country's labour welfare and renders services to employers and workers. President Htin Kyaw combined Ministry of Labour ...

Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Nepal) The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security ( ne, श्रम, रोजगार तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षा मन्त्रालय) is a government ministry of Nepal that governs the development polic ...

* Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands) * Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (New Zealand) *

Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment is the Nigerian Federal Ministry concerned with relations between workers and employers. It is headed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, who is appointed by the President, and is assisted by a Pe ...

(Nigeria) * Ministry of Labour (Norway) * Ministry of Labour (Ontario) *

Ministry of Labour (Pakistan) The Ministry of Labour of Pakistan is a government ministry responsible for Labour relations in Pakistan. The Ministry of Labour is headed by a Minister of Labour. See also * Government of Pakistan * Labour in Pakistan ** Child labour in Pakistan ...

Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment The Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment of Peru is the public institution responsible for matters of labor and promotion of employment. It develops the implementation of policies and programs to improve employment generation and seeks t ...

(Peru) *

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (Poland) Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland was formed in 2005 to administer issues related to labour and social policy of Poland. It was named Ministry of Labour and Social Policy until late 2015 when it was renamed to ...

Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security The Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security ( pt, Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social or ''MTSS'') is a Portuguese government ministry. The ministry has changed the breadth of its responsibilities under various go ...

(Portugal) *

Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity (in French: Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale) is a government department in the Canadian province of Quebec. Its primary function is to promote employment and ...

(Quebec) *

Rivers State Ministry of Employment Generation and Empowerment The Rivers State Ministry of Employment Generation and Empowerment is a government ministry of Rivers State, Nigeria formed in July 2003, with a goal to "provide individual citizens with gainful employment and to empower them with skills to become ...

Ministry of Labor and Social Justice (Romania) The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Romania ( ro, Ministerul Muncii și Protecției Sociale) is one of the eighteen ministries of the Government of Romania. The current Minister is Marius-Constantin Budăi. Institutions The follow ...

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Russia) The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство труда и социальной защиты Российской Федерации) is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible ...

Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy (Serbia) The Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Министарство рада, запошљавања, борачке и социјалне политике, Ministarstvo rada, zapošljavanja, bo ...

Ministry of Manpower (Singapore) The Ministry of Manpower (MOM; ms, Kementerian Tenaga Manusia; zh, 新加坡人力部; ta, மனிதவள அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies r ...

Ministry of Employment, Social and Family Affairs (Somaliland) The Ministry of Employment, Social and Family Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland (MoESFA) ( so, Wasaarada Shaqada iyo Arrimaha Bulshada Somaliland) ( ar, وزارة العمل والشؤون الاجتماعية والأسرية) is a ministr ...

Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development (South Sudan) The Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development is a ministry of the Government of South Sudan A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of i ...

Ministry of Labour (Spain) The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy ( MITES) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for planning and carrying out the government policy on labour relations and social economy. The MITES is headed by the Minister of Labo ...

Ministry of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment ( si, කම්කරු හා විදේශ රැකියා අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, தொழில் மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டு வேலைவாய� ...

(Sri Lanka) * Ministry of Employment (Sweden) * Ministry of Labor (Taiwan) *

Ministry of Labour and Employment (Tanzania) The Prime Minister’s Office – Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities (PMO-LYED) can be traced back from the time when our country got independence in 1961. From 1961 to 1962 the Ministry was known as Ministry of Labour and Hea ...

Ministry of Labour (Thailand) The Ministry of Labour (Abbreviation, Abrv: MOL; th, กระทรวงแรงงาน, ), is a Thai government body responsible for the oversight of labour administration and protection, skill development, and the promotion of employment ...

* Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey) *

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda) The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) is a Cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. The mandate of the ministry is to empower citizens to maximize their individual and collective potential by developing skills, increas ...

Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine ( uk, Міністерство соціальної політики України, translit=Ministerstvo sotsialnoi polityky Ukrainy), formerly the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, is the Ukrainian g ...

* Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population (Uzbekistan) * Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Vietnam) *

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia) The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is a Cabinet of Zambia, Cabinet-level government ministry of Zambia. It is mandated to lead in the formulation and implementation of national employment, labour, and social security policy. The m ...

Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare (Zimbabwe) The Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare is a government ministry, responsible for labour relations and welfare in Zimbabwe. Clever Nyathi was the incumbent minister until 2 December while the Joshua Malinga was appointed as the ...

Named "Department"

Department of Labour (Australia) The Department of Labour was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and June 1974. This department was created and operated under the Whitlam government, with Clyde Cameron appointed as minister. The Dep ...

Department of Labour and Employment (Haryana) Department of Labour & Employment, Haryana is a Ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India. Description This department came into existence when Haryana was established as a new state within India after being separated from ...

* Department of Labour (New Brunswick) *

Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines) The Department of Labor and Employment ( fil, Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo}, commonly abbreviated as DOLE) is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, an ...

* Department of Labour (South Africa) * Department of Labour and Employment (Tamil Nadu) * Department for Work and Pensions (United Kingdom) * United States Department of Labor ** Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development **

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) connects job seekers with great jobs, provides an up-to-date and accurate picture of the economy to help decision making, assists workers who have been injured on the job, ensures fair labor pr ...

Georgia Department of Labor The Georgia Department of Labor is an administrative agency of the U.S. state of Georgia. With approximately 4,000 employees in 2008, it provides services to the state's current and emerging workforce. History The department was originally create ...

Idaho Department of Labor The Idaho Department of Labor is a state agency in Idaho. The agency is responsible for economic development, labor relations, workforce, technology, volunteerism, and workforce development. It also processes requests for unemployment benefits an ...

Illinois Department of Labor The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is the code department of the Illinois state government that is responsible for the administration and enforcement of more than 20 labor and safety laws. Its director is Michael Kleinik, who was appointed in ...

** Kansas Department of Labor **

Maryland Department of Labor The Maryland Department of Labor (formerly known as "DLLR") is a government agency in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state changed the agency's name from "Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation" to "Maryland Department of Labor" in 2019 ...

Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is a principal department of the State of Michigan. History Background Two previous principal departments of Michigan existed that focused on job training, the Department of Labor an ...

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is a cabinet-level agency in the State of Minnesota. Background The agency employs approximately 430 workers throughout the state and oversees the state's apprenticeship, construction codes and li ...

New Hampshire Department of Labor The New Hampshire Department of Labor (DOL) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Based in Concord, New Hampshire, Concord, the agency works to protect the "interests and dignity" of workers in the state. The department was e ...

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The New Jersey Civil Service Commission is an independent body within the New Jersey state government under the auspices of the ...

New York State Department of Labor The New York State Department of Labor (DOL or NYSDOL) is the department of the New York state government that enforces labor law and administers unemployment benefits. The mission of the New York State Department of Labor is to protect workers ...

North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights The North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights is a part of the government of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The department is responsible for enforcing North Dakota labor and human rights laws and for educating the public about these laws. ...

Oklahoma Department of Labor The Oklahoma Department of Labor (ODOL) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma that is headed by the Oklahoma Labor Commissioner, a statewide elected position. ODOL is responsible for supervising the administration of all state laws relating t ...

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is a cabinet-level agency in the Government of Pennsylvania. The agency is charged with the task of overseeing the health and safety of workers, enforcement of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction ...

Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (PRDLHR); is an executive department of the government of Puerto Rico. The DLHR is responsible for setting and implementing public policy in the areas of labor relations, occupational safety ...

South Carolina Department of Labor The South Carolina Department of Labor was formed in 1971 by South Carolina State Legislature through the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Act. The first Commissioner of Labor was Edgar L. McGowan who served from 1971–1986. He was suc ...

** Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

Other names

* Federal Public Service Employment (Belgium) *

California Labor and Workforce Development Agency The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) is a cabinet-level California state agency that coordinates workforce programs by overseeing seven major departments dealing with benefit administration, enforcement of California labor l ...

* Employment and Social Development Canada * Labour and Welfare Bureau (Hong Kong) *

Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare The Mexican Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare ( es, Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, ''STPS'') is a Federal Government Department in charge of all social health services in the Mexican Republic. The Secretary is a member of the ...

(Mexico) *

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is an agency in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is headed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industries, a nonpartisan, statewide elective office. The term of ...

Historical

Named "Ministry"

* Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia) * Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany) *

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Iran) Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

* Ministry of Labour and Sports (Norway) *

Ministry of Labour (Quebec) The Ministry of Labour (in French: ''Ministère du Travail'') is responsible for labour relations and regulations in the province of Quebec. As of 2018, the minister responsible is Dominique Vien. The Ministry was founded in 1905 as the Ministry o ...

* Ministry of Manpower and Income Security (Quebec) * Ministry of Labour (United Kingdom)

Named "Department"

* Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia) *

Department of Employment (Australia) The Australian Department of Employment was a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs that help Australians find and keep employment and work in safe, fair and productive workp ...

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business The Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and November 2001. Scope Information about the department's functions and/or government fund ...

(Australia) *

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (also called DEWR) is an Government of Australia, Australian government Government department, department formed on 1 July 2022. History The department was formed by way of an Machinery of ...

(Australia) *

Department of Labor and Immigration The Department of Labor and Immigration was an Australian government department that existed between June 1974 and December 1975. History When the Department of Labor and Immigration was formed by the Whitlam Government in June 1974, ...

(Australia) *

Department of Labour and National Service The Department of Labour and National Service was an Australian government department that existed between October 1940 and December 1972. Scope Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be ...

(Australia) *

Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business The Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business was an Australian government department that existed between July 1997 and October 1998. Scope Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation c ...

(Australia) *

Department of Labour The Ministry of Labour ('' UK''), or Labor ('' US''), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, a ...

(Ireland) (title from 1966 to 1993; see now

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment ( ga, An Roinn Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment who is assisted by two Minister ...

) *

Department of Labour (New Zealand) The Department of Labour ( mi, Te Tari Mahi) was a New Zealand public sector organisation tasked with improving the performance of the labour market and, through this, strengthening the economy and increasing the standard of living. It was re ...

Other names

Human Resources Development Canada The Department of Human Resources Development, also referred to as Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), was a department of the Government of Canada with the responsibility over a wide portfolio of social services. HRDC was based at a gove ...