Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

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Department of Labor and Employment

Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo
Logo of the department
Flag of the department
DOLE building, Intramuros, Manila
Department overview
Formed	December 8, 1933;91 years ago (1933-12-08)
Headquarters	DOLE Building, Muralla corner General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila
Employees	2,109 (2024) [1]
Annual budget	₱41.4 billion (2023) [2]
Minister responsible	Vacant, Secretary
Department executive	Hero S. Hernandez, Head Executive Assistant, Office of the Secretary
Website	www.dole.gov.ph

The Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino : Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo; ^[3] DOLE) is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment. It is tasked with the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor Code. ^[4]

History

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No. 4121 of the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as the Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was reverted to its original name after the People Power Revolution in 1986. ^[5]

List of secretaries of labor and employment

Main article: Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

Organizational structure

The department is headed by a Secretary with the following Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries:

• Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster
• Undersecretary for Workers’ Welfare and Protection Cluster
• Undersecretary for Labor Relations, Policy and International Affairs Cluster
• Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison and Legal Affairs, General Administration Cluster
• Assistant Secretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster
• Assistant Secretary for Labor Relations, Policy and International Affairs and Regional Operations Cluster
• Assistant Secretary for Legislative Liaison and Legal Affairs, General Administration Cluster
• Assistant Secretary for Workers’ Welfare and Protection Cluster

Bureaus

• Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
• Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR)
• Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)
• Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC)
• International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB)

Attached agencies

• Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
• Institute for Labor Studies (ILS)
• National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
• National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
• National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
• Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
• Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
• Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

Seals

• 
  Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
• 
  Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
• 
  National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
• 
  National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
• 
  Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)

References

1. Department of Budget and Management. "Staffing Summary Fiscal Year 2024" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2025.
2. "People's Proposed Budget 2023" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
3. "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (in Filipino). 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
4. "Labor Code of the Philippines". Philippine Government. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
5. "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 1999 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE of DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT". Commission on Audit. Retrieved June 1, 2009.