Ministry of Employment (Sweden)
| Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet | |
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| Formed | 1974[1] |
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| Website | www |
TheMinistry of Employment(Swedish:Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet) is aministryin theSwedish governmentresponsible forlabour market,labour law and the work environment. The Ministry is also responsible for the work of advancing gender equality and human rights at national level. Moreover, the Ministry is responsible for efforts to increase integration, combat segregation, racism and discrimination, and strengthen the rights of children andLGBTpeople.
The Swedish Ministry of Employment has two ministers as of November 2022. TheMinister for EmploymentandIntegration,Johan Pehrson,is head of the Ministry.Paulina Brandbergis Minister forGender Equalityand Deputy Minister for Employment. The ministers also have political advisers on staff who assist them in policy work, providing background material, political assessments, planning and coordination, and media contacts.
The Ministry has an Office of the Director-General for Administrative Affairs, two secretariats and six divisions, which are led by non-politically appointed officials.[1]
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History
[edit]The Ministry of Employment was established in 1974, when theMinistry of the Interiorwas split into two new ministries. The Ministry of Employment assumed responsibility forlabour market,labour protectionandimmigrationissues. Housing policies were transferred to a newMinistry of Housing.
On January 1, 1999 the responsibilities of the Ministry of Employment were transferred to the newMinistry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications(Swedish:Näringsdepartementet).
On January 1, 2007, the ministry was reinstituted after a decision by thenew governmentthat took office on October 6, 2006.
Areas of responsibility
[edit]- Introduction of new arrivals
- Labour law and work environment
- Labour market
- Gender equality
- Children's rights
- Democracy and human rights
Government agencies
[edit]The Ministry of Employment is principal for the followinggovernment agencies:
- Gender Equality Agency(Jämställdhetsmyndigheten)
- Delegation against segregation (Delegationen mot segregation)
- Agency for Work Environment Expertise(Myndigheten för arbetsmiljökunskap)
- Public Employment Service(Arbetsförmedlingen)
- Work Environment Authority(Arbetsmiljöverket)
- Labour Court(Arbetsdomstolen)
- Unemployment Insurance Board(Inspektionen för arbetslöshetsförsäkringen)
- Council for Employee Representation on Boards of Directors(Nämnden för styrelserepresentationsfrågor)
- Council for theEuropean Social Fundin Sweden (Swedish ESF Council)
- Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy(Institutet för arbetsmarknads- och utbildningspolitisk utvärdering)
- Advisory Board on Patent Rights and Compensation Settlements for Inventions at Work(Statens nämnd för arbetstagares uppfinningar)
- National Mediation Office(Medlingsinstitutet)
- ILOcommittee (Svenska ILO-kommittén)
- Board against Discrimination(Nämnden mot diskriminering)
- Ombudsman for Children(Barnombudsmannen)
- Equality Ombudsman(Diskrimineringsombudsmannen)
References
[edit]- ^"Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet".Nationalencyklopedin(in Swedish).Retrieved13 November2010.(subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Ministry of Employment,official website(in English)
- Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet,official website(in Swedish)
