Minister of labour (in

British English British English is the set of Variety (linguistics), varieties of the English language native to the United Kingdom, especially Great Britain. More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in England, or, more broadly, to ...

) or labor (in

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) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training and

social security Welfare spending 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 specifically to social insurance ...

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The position exist in many countries with several different names: * Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities (Albania) * Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (Argentina) * Minister of Labour, Family and Youth (Austria) * Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population (Azerbaijan) *

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 ...

Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh) The Ministry of Labour and Employment (; ''Śrama ō karmasansthāna mantraṇālaẏa'') is the government ministry of Bangladesh responsible for employment, to protect and safeguard the interest of workers and human resource development. Targ ...

* Minister of Work, Employment, and Social Security (Bolivia) * Minister of Labour (Burma) * Minister of Labour (Bhutan) * Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour (Canada) **

Minister of Labour and Immigration (Manitoba) The Minister of Labour and Immigration of the Canadian province of Manitoba is a member of the Executive Council of Manitoba, which is informally known as the Cabinet. This position was formerly known as the Minister of Labour. The Current Mini ...

** Minister of Labour (Ontario) ** Minister of Labour (Quebec) * Minister of Human Resources and Social Security (China) **

Secretary for Labour and Welfare The Secretary for Labour and Welfare () of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Devel ...

(Hong Kong) * Minister of Labour (Colombia) * Minister of Employment (Denmark) * Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands) *

Minister of Labour Minister of labour (in British English) or labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...

(Germany) *

Minister 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 ...

* Minister of Manpower (Indonesia) * Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare (Iran) * Minister for Labour (Ireland, dissolved) * Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services (Israel) *

Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare The is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan The emperor of ...

(Japan) * Minister of Social Security and Labour (Lithuania) * Minister of Labor and Social Policy (Macedonia) *

Minister of Human Resources (Malaysia) The Malaysian Minister of Human Resources (Malay language, Malay: ''Menteri Sumber Manusia''; Jawi script, Jawi: ) is Steven Sim Chee Keong since 12 December 2023. The minister was supported by Deputy Minister of Human Resources Abdul Rahman Moham ...

* Secretary of Labor (Mexico) *

Minister of Labor, Family, and Social Protection (Moldova) The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection () is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. List of ministers References Labour and Social Protection Moldova Moldova Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic o ...

Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Nepal) The Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security () is the head of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of the Government of Nepal. One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsible for ...

* Minister of Labour (New Zealand) * Minister of Labour and Productivity (Nigeria) * Minister of Labor (North Korea) *

Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

(Norway) *

Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines) The secretary of labor and employment () is the head of the Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines), Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippine government and is a member of the Cabinet of the Philippines, president’s Cabine ...

* Minister of Labor, Family, and Social Protection (Romania) * Minister of Manpower (Singapore) * Minister of Employment (Sweden) *

Ministry of Labor A ministry of labour ('' UK''), or labor ('' US''), also known as a department of labour, or labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, and s ...

(Taiwan) *

Ministry of Labour (Thailand) The Ministry of Labour ( Abrv: MOL; , ), is a Thai government body responsible for overseeing labour administration and protection, skill development, and the promotion of employment in Thailand. The ministry was founded in 1993 as the "Ministry ...

* Minister of Labour and Social Security (Turkey) * Minister of Social Policy (Ukraine) *

Secretary of State for Employment The secretary of state for employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. In , it was merged with secretary of state for education to make the secretary of state for education and employment. In , the employment functions were h ...

(United Kingdom) ** Minister of Labour (Northern Ireland) * Secretary of Labor (United States) *

Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Vietnam) 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 ...

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