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 social security. Such a department may have national or regional (e.g. provincial or state-level) authority.
Lists of current ministries of labour
[edit]Named "ministry"
[edit]- 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 Security (Cuba)
- Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Czech Republic)
- Ministry of Employment (Denmark)
- 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 Manpower (Indonesia)
- 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 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 Labour and Social Affairs (Somalia)
- 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"
[edit]- 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
- California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- 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
[edit]- Federal Public Service Employment (Belgium)
- 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
[edit]Named "Ministry"
[edit]- 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"
[edit]- 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)