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 Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the Italy (geographical region) ...

responsible for policies of

labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

employment Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any othe ...

, labour protection, the adequacy of

social security system 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 specifical ...

, and

social policy Social policy is a plan or action of government or institutional agencies which aim to improve or reform society. Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, while other practitioners characterize soci ...

, with particular reference to the prevention and reduction of conditions of need and distress among the people. It is led by the Minister of Labour, a post held by

Nunzia Catalfo Nunzia Catalfo (born 29 July 1967) is an Italian politician, member of the Five Star Movement. She served as Minister of Labour and Social Policies in the Conte II Cabinet. Early life and education Catalfo was born in Catania on 29 July 1967 ...

since 5 September 2019.

References

External links

Official website
(Italian)

Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

Italia Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

2001 establishments in Italy Rome R. XVI Ludovisi {{Italy-gov-stub