Ministry of Labour

The Ministry of Labour (UK), or Labor (US), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, and social security. Such a department may have national or regional (e.g. provincial or state-level) authority.

Lists of current ministries of labour[]

Named "Ministry"[]

• Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Albania)
• Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Argentina)
• Department of Jobs and Small Business (Australia)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population (Azerbaijan)
• Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh)
• Ministry of Labour (Barbados)
• Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (Bhutan)
• Ministry of Work, Employment, and Social Security (Bolivia)
• Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (Cambodia)
• Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (China)
• Ministry of Labour (Colombia)
• Ministry of Labour and Pension System (Croatia)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Czech Republic)
• Ministry of Manpower and Immigration (Egypt)
• Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia
• Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany)
• Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (Ghana)
• Ministry of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity (Greece)
• Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)
• Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare (Iran)
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services (Israel)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (Italy)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica)
• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)
• Ministry of Employment and Labor (South Korea)
• Ministry of Social Security and Labour (Lithuania)
• Ministry of Human Resources (Malaysia)
• Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection (Moldova)
• Ministry of Labour (Myanmar)
• Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Nepal)
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)
• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (New Zealand)
• Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity (Nigeria)
• Ministry of Labour (Norway)
• Ministry of Labour (Ontario)
• Ministry of Labour (Pakistan)
• Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment (Peru)
• Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (Poland)
• Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (Portugal)
• Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity (Quebec)
• Rivers State Ministry of Employment Generation and Empowerment
• Ministry of Labor and Social Justice (Romania)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Russia)
• Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy (Serbia)
• Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)
• Ministry of Employment, Social and Family Affairs (Somaliland)
• Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development (South Sudan)
• Ministry of Labour (Spain)
• Ministry of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development (Sri Lanka)
• Ministry of Employment (Sweden)
• Ministry of Labor (Taiwan)
• Ministry of Labour and Employment (Tanzania)
• Ministry of Labour (Thailand)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey)
• Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda)
• Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
• Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population (Uzbekistan)
• Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Vietnam)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia)
• Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare (Zimbabwe)

Named "Department"[]

• Department of Labour (Australia)
• Department of Labour and Employment (Haryana)
• Department of Labour (New Brunswick)
• Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)
• Department of Labour (South Africa)
• Department of Labour and Employment (Tamil Nadu)
• Department for Work and Pensions (United Kingdom)
• United States Department of Labor
  • Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  • Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
  • Georgia Department of Labor
  • Idaho Department of Labor
  • Illinois Department of Labor
  • Kansas Department of Labor
  • Maryland Department of Labor
  • Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
  • Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
  • New Hampshire Department of Labor
  • New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  • New York State Department of Labor
  • North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights
  • Oklahoma Department of Labor
  • Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
  • Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources
  • South Carolina Department of Labor
  • Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

Other names[]

• Federal Public Service Employment (Belgium)
• California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
• Employment and Social Development Canada
• Labour and Welfare Bureau (Hong Kong)
• Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (Mexico)
• Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries

Historical[]

Named "Ministry"[]

• Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)
• Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Iran)
• Ministry of Labour and Sports (Norway)
• Ministry of Labour (Quebec)
• Ministry of Manpower and Income Security (Quebec)
• Ministry of Labour (United Kingdom)

Named "Department"[]

• Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)
• Department of Employment (Australia)
• Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (Australia)
• Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)
• Department of Labor and Immigration (Australia)
• Department of Labour and National Service (Australia)
• Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business (Australia)
• Department of Labour (Ireland) (title from 1966 to 1993; see now Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)
• Department of Labour (New Zealand)

Other names[]

• Human Resources Development Canada

See also[]

• Minister of Labour

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