Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (Syria)

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Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
وزارة الشؤون الاجتماعية والعمل
Agency overview
Formed1943, renewed 2016 [1]
Jurisdiction Government of Syria
Headquarters Damascus
Minister responsible
Website http://www.mosal.gov.sy/

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour is the main authority administrating labour affairs and social matters, including labour inspection, and a department of the Government of Syria. [3]

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Responsibility

The ministry is responsible for labor and employment, occupational health and safety, employment in the public sector, family empowerment, poverty reduction and livelihood support, development of the social protection system and social security system, and the provision of social protection and care for the most vulnerable or vulnerable social groups. [4]

Organization

The Directorates of the Ministry: [5]

Regional organization

The MOSAL is decentralized in its main structure and is represented in of the 14 regional departments by a regional Directorate of Social Affairs, which has social, employment and inspection functions. [6]

Ministers

MinisterGovernmentTerm
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour
Rima al-Qadiri Imad Khamis government 2016 to 2020
Salwa Abdullah First Hussein Arnous government 2020 to 2021
Mohamed Seif El-Din Second Hussein Arnous government 2021 to 2023
Louai Imad al-Munajjid Second Hussein Arnous government 2023 to present
Samar al-Sebai Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government 2024 to present

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