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

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charged with overseeing employment and ensuring the

welfare 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 ...

of the public in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and oversee the supply of services. The position is currently held by Meir Cohen.

History

The ministry was originally divided into two separate ministries – the Labor Ministry and the Welfare Ministry. In 1977 they were united to be the Welfare and Labor Ministry according to the view that

labor 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 la ...

can lead to welfare. In the term of the second government of Ariel Sharon (2003), the responsibility of work-related issues was transferred to the

Industry, Trade and Labor ministry The Ministry of Economy ( he, משרד הכלכלה, ''Misrad HaKalkala'') is a ministry of the Israeli government that oversees commerce, industry and labor in Israel. History The ministry was established in 1948 as the Ministry of Commerce and ...

and in 2007 the name was changed to be Welfare and Social Services Ministry. In 2016 it was changed to the current name.

List of ministers

The Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel ( he, שר העבודה והרווחה, ''Sar HaAvoda HaRevaha'') is the political head of the ministry and part of the Israeli cabinet.

Deputy ministers

References

External links

Ministry website

All Ministers in the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
Knesset website {{authority control

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*Ministry of Labor

Social affairs ministries