About us

The Ministry is mandated to promote quality and inclusive public service delivery, employment promotion, efficient labour administration and provide sustainable social protection services for socio-economic transformation. Its mandate is implemented through programs and services cutting across individual’s entire life-cycle that is from birth to death.

The Ministry has fully adopted the Program Based Budgeting System, as such, it is structured in three Programmes; Policy and Administration, Labour Administration and Social Welfare. There are two departments under the Social Welfare Program; Social Development and Disability Affairs. The Labour Administration Program has two departments; Employment Services and Labour Administration. The Ministry is present in all the administrative Provinces and Districts of the country particularly the Social Welfare Program. The Labour Administration program is present in all provinces and selected districts.