# Ministry of Labour

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"

* Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Albania)
* Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Argentina)
* Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (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"

* 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

* 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 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