The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour is the main authority administrating labour affairs and social matters, including labour inspection, and a department of the

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Responsibility

The ministry is responsible for labor and employment,

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, employment in the public sector, family empowerment, poverty reduction and livelihood support, development of the social protection system and social security system, and the provision of social protection and care for the most vulnerable or vulnerable social groups.

Organisation

The Directorates of the Ministry: * Directorate of Associations and Private Institutions * Social Protection Directorate * Rural Development Directorate * Directorate of Labor Inspection, Health and Safety * Labor Relations Directorate * Manpower Directorate * Directorate of Labor Market Observatory * Directorate of Technology and Information Systems * Directorate of Technical and Engineering Affairs * Legal Affairs Directorate * Directorate of Administrative Affairs * Directorate of Planning and International Cooperation * Directorate of Administrative Development * Directorate of Internal Control

Regional Oganisation

The MOSAL is decentralized in its main structure and is represented in of the 14 regional departments by a regional Directorate of Social Affairs, which has social, employment and inspection functions.

Ministers

References

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