{{Redirect|Labour ministry|a list of Labour governments|Labour government (disambiguation){{!}}Labour government}} 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==
=== Named "ministry" === ==== Africa ==== * Ministry of Manpower and Immigration (Egypt) * Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (Ghana) * Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica) * Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Puntland) * Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity (Nigeria) ** Rivers State Ministry of Employment Generation and Empowerment * 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 and Employment (Tanzania) * Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia) * Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare (Zimbabwe)
==== Americas ==== * Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Argentina) * Ministry of Labour (Barbados) * Ministry of Work, Employment, and Social Security (Bolivia) * Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Cuba) * Ministry of Labour (Ontario) * Ministry of Labour and Promotion of Employment (Peru) * Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity (Quebec) * Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Uganda)
==== Asia ==== * Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (Bhutan) * Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (Cambodia) * Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (China) * Ministry of Labour (Colombia) * 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 Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) * Ministry of Employment and Labor (South Korea) * Ministry of Human Resources (Malaysia) * Ministry of Labour (Myanmar) * Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Nepal) * Ministry of Labour (Pakistan) * Ministry of Manpower (Singapore) * Ministry of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development (Sri Lanka) * Ministry of Labor (Taiwan) * Ministry of Labour (Thailand) * Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population (Uzbekistan) * Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Vietnam)
==== Europe ==== * Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Albania) * Ministry of Labour and Pension System (Croatia) * Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Czech Republic) * Ministry of Employment (Denmark) * Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia * Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany) * Ministry of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity (Greece) * Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (Italy) * Ministry of Social Security and Labour (Lithuania) * Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (Moldova) * Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands) * Ministry of Labour (Norway) * Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (Poland) * Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (Portugal) * 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 Labour (Spain) * Ministry of Employment (Sweden) * Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey) * Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
==== Oceania ==== * Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (New Zealand)
=== Named "Department" === * Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia) * Department of Labour and Employment (Haryana) * Labour Department (Hong Kong) * 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 ** Virginia Department of Labor and Industry ** Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
===Other names=== * 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 == ===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 Labour (Australia) * Department of Jobs and Small Business (Australia) * Department of Employment (Australia) * Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations superseded (Australia) * Department of Training and Workforce Development (Western Australia) * Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (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, Tourism and Employment) * Department of Labour (New Zealand)
=== Other names === * Human Resources Development Canada
==See also== * Minister of Labour * Ministry of Manpower
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