The Ministry of Labour and Employment, a branch of the Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to labour and employment in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Shri. Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge, is an Indian politician and currently the Union Minister of Labour and Employment of the Republic of India. He is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India...

 is the Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Shri. Harish Rawat

Harish Rawat

Shri Harish Rawat a politician from Indian National Congress party and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. Previously he was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttarakhand in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament...

is the Minister of State.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment works out of Shram Shakti Bhavan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi.

Functions

The thrust areas of the ministry are:

• Labour Policy and legislation;
• Safety, health and welfare of labour;
• Social security of labour;
• Policy relating to special target groups such as women and child labour;
• Industrial relations and enforcement of labour laws in the Central sphere;
• Adjudication of industrial disputes through Central Government Industrial Tribunals cum Labour Courts and National Industrial Tribunals;
• Workers' Education;
• Labour and Employment Statistics;

The results of recession on employment in the eight selected sectors textiles including apparels, leather, metals, automobiles, gems & jewellery, transport, IT/BPO and handloom / powerloom were monitored starting from Oct-Dec 2008. The overall employment in the eight selected sectors covered in the quarterly surveys has increased by 10.66 lakh (0.16%). In IT/BPO sector the increase in the employment is maximum (6.9 lakh) during the year 2009-10.

• Emigration of Labour for employment abroad;
• Employment services and vocational training;
• Administration of Central Labour & Employment Services;
• International co-operation in labour and employment matters;