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)
Ministry of Labor (Republic of China)
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 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, the United States
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Vietnam)
