Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Ethiopia)

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Amharic: የሠራተኛና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር; established in 1957) is a ministry of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 1957. Its name changed time to time following the systems of ruling government.[1] Until the ministry got its current name in 1977, it has a name called Ministry of Community Development, and Ministry of Community Development and Social Affairs respectively. All the name of ministry had given by the proclamation.[1][2]

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
የሠራተኛና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር
Agency overview
Formed12 August 1957 (1957-08-12)
HeadquartersAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Minister responsible

History

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is established in 1957 by the proclamation number 15 as a Ministry of Community Development during the reign-ship of Haile Selassie, and this name stayed for nearly a decade and renamed to the Ministry of Community Development and Social Affairs in 1966 by proclamation number 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. "Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Ethiopia) | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "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.
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