Minister of Labour

Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training and social security.

The position exist in many countries with several different names:

• Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities (Albania)
• Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (Argentina)
• Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population (Azerbaijan)
• Ministry of Labour (Barbados)
• Minister of Work, Employment, and Social Security (Bolivia)
• Minister of Labor and Employment (Brazil)
• Minister of Labour (Burma)
• Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour (Canada)
  • Minister of Labour and Immigration (Manitoba)
  • Minister of Labour (Ontario)
  • Minister of Labour (Quebec)
• Minister of Human Resources and Social Security (China)
  • Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Hong Kong)
• Minister of Labour (Colombia)
• Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)
• Minister of Labour (Germany)
• Minister of Labour and Employment (India)
• Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare (Iran)
• Minister for Labour (Ireland, dissolved)
• Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor (Israel)
• Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare (Japan)
• Minister of Social Security and Labour (Lithuania)
• Minister of Labor and Social Policy (Macedonia)
• Ministry of Human Resources (Malaysia)
• Secretary of Labor (Mexico)
• Minister of Labor, Family, and Social Protection (Moldova)
• Minister of Labour (New Zealand)
• Minister of Labour and Productivity (Nigeria)
• Minister of Labour (Norway)
• Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines)
• Minister of Labor, Family, and Social Protection (Romania)
• Minister of Manpower (Singapore)
• Minister of Employment (Sweden)
• Ministry of Labor (Taiwan)
• Ministry of Labour (Thailand)
• Minister of Labour and Social Security (Turkey)
• Minister of Social Policy (the Ukraine)
• Secretary of State for Employment (United Kingdom)
  • Minister of Labour (Northern Ireland)
• Secretary of Labor (United States)
• Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Vietnam)