The Ministry of Employment ( sv, Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet) is a

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in the

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responsible for labour market, labour law and the work environment. The Ministry is also responsible for the work of advancing gender equality and human rights at national level. Moreover, the Ministry is responsible for efforts to increase integration, combat segregation, racism and discrimination, and strengthen the rights of children and

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people. The Swedish Ministry of Employment has two ministers as of November 2022. The

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and

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, is head of the Ministry. Paulina Brandberg is Minister for

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and Deputy Minister for Employment. The ministers also have political advisers on staff who assist them in policy work, providing background material, political assessments, planning and coordination, and media contacts. The Ministry has an Office of the Director-General for Administrative Affairs, two secretariats and six divisions, which are led by non-politically appointed official

History

The Ministry of Employment was established in 1974, when the Ministry of the Interior (Sweden), Ministry of the Interior was split into two new ministries. The Ministry of Employment assumed responsibility for labour market,

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and

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issues. Housing policies were transferred to a new

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. On January 1, 1999 the responsibilities of the Ministry of Employment were transferred to the new Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications ( sv, Näringsdepartementet). On January 1, 2007, the ministry was reinstituted after a decision by the new government that took office on October 6, 2006.

Areas of responsibility

* Introduction of new arrivals * Labour law and work environment * Labour market *Gender equality *Children's rights *Democracy and human rights

Government agencies

The Ministry of Employment is principal for the following

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References

External links

Ministry of Employment
official website
Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Employment (Sweden)

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