Ministry of Labour

"Labor ministry" redirects here. For a list of Labour governments, see Labour government.

The Ministry of Labor (US), or Labour (UK), also known as the Department of Labor, or Labour, is a government department responsible for setting national labor standards, labor dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, and social security.

Ministries of labor

Country	Name	Notes
Albania	Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities (Albania)
Argentina	Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (Argentina)
Australia	Department of Labour (Australia)	an Australian Government Department that existed between 1972 and 1974
Azerbaijan	Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population (Azerbaijan)
Bolivia	Ministry of Work, Employment, and Social Security
Brazil	Ministry of Labor and Employment (Brazil)
Canada	Department of Labour (Canada)	Ministry of Labour (Ontario) Ministry of Labour (Quebec) Ministry of Labour and Immigration (Manitoba)
China	Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security	Labour and Welfare Bureau (Hong Kong)
Republic of China	Ministry of Labor (Republic of China)
Colombia	Ministry of Labour (Colombia)	Formed 4 May 2011
Colombia	Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)	Formed 27 December 2002
Czech Republic	Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Czech Republic)
France	Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (France)
Germany	Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Hong Kong	Labour and Welfare Bureau	Labour Department
India	Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)
Israel	Industry, Trade, and Labor Ministry
Iran	Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare
Italy	Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (Italy)
Jamaica	Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica)
Japan	Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare
Malaysia	Ministry of Human Resources (Malaysia)
Mexico	Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (Mexico)
Moldova	Ministry of Labor, Family, and Social Protection (Moldova)
Myanmar	Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Myanmar)
New Zealand	Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)	The former Department of Labour (New Zealand) was merged into MBIE in 2012.
Nigeria	Ministry of Labor and Productivity
North Korea	Ministry of Labor (North Korea)
Pakistan	Ministry of Manpower (Pakistan)
Peru	Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment (Peru)
Philippines	Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)
Poland	Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (Poland)
Romania	Ministry of Labor, Family, and Social Protection (Romania)
Singapore	Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)
South Africa	Department of Labour (South Africa)
Sweden	Ministry of Employment (Sweden)
Spain	Ministry of Employment and Social Security (Spain)
South Korea	Ministry of Labor (South Korea)
Thailand	Ministry of Labour (Thailand)
United Kingdom	Ministry of Labour (United Kingdom)
Ukraine	Ministry of Social Policy (Ukraine)
United States	United States Department of Labor	Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Georgia Department of Labor Illinois Department of Labor Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development New York State Department of Labor North Dakota Department of Labor Oklahoma Department of Labor Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Vietnam	Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (Vietnam)

See also

• Minister of Labor