Ministry of Labour

{{Redirect|Labour ministry|a list of Labour governments|Labour government (disambiguation){{!}}Labour government}} A '''ministry of labour''' (''[[British English|UK]]''), or '''labor''' (''[[American English|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 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|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) * [[Minister for Labour (Ireland)|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 (disambiguation)|Ministry of Manpower]]

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