Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Ethiopia)

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
የሠራተኛና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር
Agency overview
Formed12 August 1957; 67 years ago (1957-08-12)
JurisdictionEthiopia
HeadquartersAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Minister responsible
Websitewww.eservices.gov.et/topic/subtopic/2

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Amharic: የሠራተኛና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government department established in 1957. Until the ministry got its current name in 1977, it was called the Ministry of Community Development, then the Ministry of Community Development and Social Affairs.[1][2]

History

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs was established in 1957 by Proclamation 15 as the Ministry of Community Development during the reign of Haile Selassie, and this name stayed for nearly a decade, after which it was renamed to the Ministry of Community Development and Social Affairs in 1966 by Proclamation 46.[1]

In 1977, during the derg regime, the ministry was named the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.[1][2] It is under the leadership of Ergoge Tesfaye since 16 October 2018. The ministry has two main sections, named Labor Affairs, and Social Affairs; the latter has two directorates, Employment and Peaceful Industrial Relation Directorate[3] and Overseas Employment and Workers Safety Protection Directorate.[4]

List of ministries

List of ministers for Labor and Social Affairs, and prime minister or emperor and presidents during their minister-ship
Number Name From To Prime minister/Emperor President
1 Abdulfetah Abdulahi Hassen ?? ?? Meles Zenawi Girma Wolde-Giorgis
2 Hirut Woldemariam April 2018 16 October 2018 Abiy Ahmed Sahle-Work Zewde
3 Ergoge Tesfaye 16 October 2018 present Abiy Ahmed Sahle-Work Zewde

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Ethiopia) | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs". iportal. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Employment and Peaceful Industrial Relation Directorate General – MoLSA". Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Overseas Employment Directorate General – MoLSA". Retrieved 29 January 2021.