Ministry of Employment (Sweden)
Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet | |
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Formed | 1974[1] |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Employment (Swedish: Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet) is a ministry in the Swedish government 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 LGBTI people.
The Swedish Ministry of Employment has two ministers as of November 2021. The Minister for Employment and Gender Equality, Eva Nordmark, is head of the Ministry. Johan Danielsson is Minister for Housing and Deputy Minister for Employment.[1] 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 officials.[2]
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History[]
The Ministry of Employment was established in 1974, when the Ministry of the Interior (Swedish: Inrikesdepartementet) was split into two new ministries. The Ministry of Employment assumed responsibility for labour market, labour protection and immigration issues. Housing policies were transferred to a new (Swedish: Bostadsdepartementet).
On January 1, 1999 the responsibilities of the Ministry of Employment were transferred to the new Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Swedish: 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 government agencies:
- Gender Equality Agency (Jämställdhetsmyndigheten)
- Delegation against segregation (Delegationen mot segregation)
- (Myndigheten för arbetsmiljökunskap)
- Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen)
- Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket)
- (Arbetsdomstolen)
- (Inspektionen för arbetslöshetsförsäkringen)
- (Nämnden för styrelserepresentationsfrågor)
- Council for the European Social Fund in Sweden (Swedish ESF Council)
- (Institutet för arbetsmarknads- och utbildningspolitisk utvärdering)
- (Statens nämnd för arbetstagares uppfinningar)
- (Medlingsinstitutet)
- ILO committee (Svenska ILO-kommittén)
- (Nämnden mot diskriminering)
- Ombudsman for Children (Barnombudsmannen)
- Equality Ombudsman (Diskrimineringsombudsmannen)
References[]
- ^ "Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
External links[]
- Ministry of Employment, official website (in English)
- Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet, official website (in Swedish)
Coordinates: 59°19′45.15″N 18°03′50.48″E / 59.3292083°N 18.0640222°E
- Government ministries of Sweden
- Labour ministries
- Ministries established in 1974
- Labor in Sweden