Minister of labour
# 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.

## Lists

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 Labour, Family and Youth (Austria)
* Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population (Azerbaijan)
* Ministry of Labour (Barbados)
* Minister of Work, Employment, and Social Security (Bolivia)
* Minister of Labour (Burma)
* Minister of Labour (Bhutan)
* 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 Employment (Denmark)
* Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)
* Minister of Labour (Germany)
* Minister of Labour and Employment (India)
* Minister of Manpower (Indonesia)
* Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare (Iran)
* Minister for Labour (Ireland, dissolved)
* Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services (Israel)
* Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare (Japan)
* Minister of Social Security and Labour (Lithuania)
* Minister of Labor and Social Policy (Macedonia)
* Minister 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 Labor (North Korea)
* Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (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 (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)
