Ministry of Labor
      
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 | 
  Philippines | 
Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines) | 
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  Australia | 
Department of Labour (Australia) | 
an Australian Government Department that existed between 1972 and 1974 | 
  Canada | 
Department of Labour (Canada) | 
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   New Zealand | 
 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) | 
 The former Department of Labour (New Zealand) was merged into MBIE in 2012. | 
   South Africa | 
 Department of Labour (South Africa) | 
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   Germany | 
 Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | 
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   Israel | 
 Industry, Trade, and Labor Ministry | 
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   Iran | 
 Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare | 
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   Sweden | 
 Ministry of Employment (Sweden) | 
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   Spain | 
 Ministry of Employment and Social Security (Spain) | 
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   Japan | 
 Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare | 
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   China | 
 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security | 
 Labour and Welfare Bureau (Hong Kong) | 
   Myanmar | 
 Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Myanmar) | 
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   Republic of China | 
 Ministry of Labor (Republic of China) | 
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   South Korea | 
 Ministry of Labor (South Korea) | 
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   Thailand | 
 Ministry of Labour (Thailand) | 
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   Brazil | 
 Ministry of Labor and Employment (Brazil) | 
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   Nigeria | 
  Ministry of Labor and Productivity  | 
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   Peru | 
 Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment (Peru)   | 
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   Poland | 
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (Poland) | 
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   Azerbaijan | 
 Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population (Azerbaijan) | 
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   Jamaica | 
Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica) | 
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   Argentina | 
Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (Argentina) | 
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   Moldova | 
Ministry of Labor, Family, and Social Protection (Moldova) | 
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   Romania | 
Ministry of Labor, Family, and Social Protection (Romania) | 
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   Vietnam | 
Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (Vietnam) | 
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   Albania | 
 Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities (Albania) | 
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   Colombia | 
 Ministry of Labour (Colombia) | 
 Formed	4 May 2011 | 
   India | 
 Ministry of Labour and Employment (India) | 
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   Pakistan | 
 Ministry of Manpower (Pakistan) | 
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   Singapore | 
 Ministry of Manpower (Singapore) | 
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   France | 
 Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (France) | 
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   Ukraine | 
 Ministry of Social Policy (Ukraine) | 
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   Colombia | 
 Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia) | 
Formed	27 December 2002 | 
   Bolivia | 
 Ministry of Work, Employment, and Social Security | 
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   Mexico | 
 Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (Mexico) | 
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   United Kingdom | 
 Ministry of Labour (United Kingdom) | 
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   United States | 
 United States Department of Labor | 
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See also