title: Minister of labour
text: # 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)
  