Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia)

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Ministry of Labour and Social Security
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TypeMinistry
Jurisdiction Government of Zambia
HeadquartersNew Government Complex,
Independence Avenue,
P.O. Box 32186,
Lusaka, Zambia
Coordinates: 15°25′21″S28°17′25″E / 15.4225°S 28.2902°E / -15.4225; 28.2902
Annual budget ZMW. 48 million (2015) [1]
Ministry executive
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The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is a Cabinet-level government ministry of Zambia. It is mandated to lead in the formulation and implementation of national employment, labour, and social security policy. The ministry is also responsible in monitoring national productivity, occupational safety and health, and relations between employees and their employers. [2] The ministry is headed by Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Nonde-Simukoko. [3]

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Location

The headquarters of the MLSS are located in the New Government Complex in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of the city of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. [4] The coordinates of the headquarters of the MCTI are 15°25'21.0"S, 28°17'25.0"E (Latitude:-15.422499; Longitude:28.290270). [5]

Departments

MLSS is divided into the following administrative departments: [6]

Social security project

Since 2007, the government has had a national security scheme for seniors aged 60 years and older. As of 2012, approximately 4,000 individuals were beneficiaries of monthly payments. The scheme is under expansion to cover more seniors. [7]

List of ministers

MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of Labour and Social Services
Fwanyanga Mulikita United National Independence Party 19701971
Minister of Labour and Social Security
Austin Liato Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 20082011
Fackson Shamenda Patriotic Front 20112015
Joyce Nonde-Simukoko Patriotic Front 20162021
Brenda Tambatamba United Party For National Development 2021

Deputy ministers

Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm end
Austin Liato Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 20062008

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References

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