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Coordinating actor in formulating the employment policy

Country Country iso alpha 3 code Region Ministry in charge of employment/labour Ministry in charge of economy/finance/planning Sectoral ministry Other N.A. Additional info
Afghanistan AFG Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Angola AGO Africa - - - - -
Albania ALB Europe Yes - - - -
United Arab Emirates ARE Arab States - - - - Yes
Argentina ARG Americas - - - - -
Armenia ARM Europe Yes - - - -
Antigua and Barbuda ATG Americas - - - - -
Azerbaijan AZE Europe Yes - - - -
Burundi BDI Africa Yes - - - - Ministère de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale.
Benin BEN Africa Yes - - - - Ministère des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises et de la Promotion de l’Emploi.
Burkina Faso BFA Africa Yes - - - -
Bangladesh BGD Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Bahrain BHR Arab States - - - - -
Bahamas BHS Americas - - - - -
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Europe - - - - -
Belarus BLR Europe - - - - -
Belize BLZ Americas - - - - -
Bolivia, Plurinational State of BOL Americas - - - - -
Brazil BRA Americas - - - - -
Barbados BRB Americas Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development.
Botswana BWA Africa - Yes - - - Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.
Central African Republic CAF Africa Yes - - - - Ministre de la Fonction Publique, de la Modernisation de l’Administration, du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Protection Sociale.
Chile CHL Americas Yes - - - - Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social.
China CHN Asia and the Pacific - - - - Yes
Côte d'Ivoire CIV Africa Yes - - - -
Cameroon CMR Africa Yes - - - -
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Africa Yes - - - - Ministère de l’Emploi, du Travail et de la Prévoyance Sociale.
Congo COG Africa - - - - -
Cook Islands COK Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Colombia COL Americas - - - - -
Comoros COM Africa Yes - - - -
Cabo Verde CPV Africa - - - - -
Costa Rica CRI Americas Yes - - - -
Cuba CUB Americas - - - - -
Djibouti DJI Africa Yes - - - -
Dominica DMA Americas - - - - -
Dominican Republic DOM Americas - - - - -
Algeria DZA Africa Yes - - - -
Ecuador ECU Americas - - - - -
Egypt EGY Africa - - - - -
Eritrea ERI Africa - - - - -
Ethiopia ETH Africa Yes - - - -
Fiji FJI Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - - Ministry for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations.
Gabon GAB Africa Yes - - - - Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi, de la Formation Professionnelle et de l'Insertion des jeunes.
Georgia GEO Europe Yes - - - - Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs.
Ghana GHA Africa Yes - - - -
Guinea GIN Africa - - - - -
Gambia GMB Africa - - - - -
Guinea - Bissau GNB Africa - - - - -
Equatorial Guinea GNQ Africa - - - - -
Grenada GRD Americas - - - - -
Guatemala GTM Americas Yes - - - -
Guyana GUY Americas - - - - -
Honduras HND Americas Yes - - - -
Haiti HTI Americas - - - - -
Indonesia IDN Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
India IND Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Iran, Islamic Republic of IRN Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Iraq IRQ Arab States Yes - - - -
Jamaica JAM Americas - - - - -
Jordan JOR Arab States Yes - - - -
Kazakhstan KAZ Europe - - - - Yes
Kenya KEN Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services
Kyrgyzstan KGZ Europe Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour, Migration and Youth.
Cambodia KHM Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - -
Kiribati KIR Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA Americas - - - - -
Korea, Republic of KOR Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - - In the regional or local level, metropolitan or local governments are the lead actor in formulating their employment policy.
Kuwait KWT Arab States - - - - -
Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Lebanon LBN Arab States - - - - -
Liberia LBR Africa Yes - - - -
Libya LBY Africa - - - - -
Saint Lucia LCA Americas - - - - -
Sri Lanka LKA Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - - Department of Manpower and Employment, Ministry of Labour and Trade Unions Relations
Lesotho LSO Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour and Employment
Morocco MAR Africa Yes - - - -
Moldova, Republic of MDA Europe - Yes - - -
Madagascar MDG Africa Yes - - - -
Maldives, Republic of MDV Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Mexico MEX Americas - - - - -
Marshall Islands MHL Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
North Macedonia MKD Europe Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Mali MLI Africa Yes - - - -
Myanmar MMR Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Montenegro MNE Europe Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.
Mongolia MNG Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - -
Mozambique MOZ Africa Yes - - - - Ministério do Trabalho, Emprego e Segurança social. Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social security.
Mauritania MRT Africa Yes - - - - Ministère de la Fonction Publique, du Travail, de l’Emploi, et de la Modernisation de l’Administration.
Mauritius MUS Africa - - - - -
Malawi MWI Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development.
Malaysia MYS Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Namibia NAM Africa Yes - - - -
Niger NER Africa Yes - - - -
Nigeria NGA Africa Yes - - - - Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Nicaragua NIC Americas - - - - -
Nepal NPL Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Oman OMN Arab States - - - - -
Pakistan PAK Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Panama PAN Americas Yes - - - -
Peru PER Americas Yes - - - - Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo
Philippines PHL Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - - Department of Labor and Employment
Palau PLW Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Papua New Guinea PNG Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - - Department of Labour and Industrial Relations
Paraguay PRY Americas Yes - - - - Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social
Occupied Territories PSE Arab States Yes - - - -
Qatar QAT Arab States - - - - -
Russian Federation RUS Europe - - - - Yes
Rwanda RWA Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Public Service and Labor.
Saudi Arabia SAU Arab States Yes - - - - Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
Serbia SCG Europe Yes - - - - Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs
Sudan SDN Africa - - - - Yes
Senegal SEN Africa Yes - - - - Ministère de la Jeunesse, de l’Emploi et de la Construction Citoyenne.
Solomon Islands SLB Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Sierra Leone SLE Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
El Salvador SLV Americas Yes - - - - Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social.
Somalia SOM Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
South Sudan SSD Africa - - - - -
Sao Tome and Principe STP Africa Yes - - - -
Suriname SUR Americas Yes - - - -
Eswatini SWZ Africa - - - - -
Seychelles SYC Africa Yes - - - -
Syrian Arab Republic SYR Arab States - - - - -
Chad TCD Africa - - - - -
Togo TGO Africa Yes - - - - Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Sécurité sociale.
Thailand THA Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Tajikistan TJK Europe - - - - Yes
Turkmenistan TKM Europe - - - - -
Timor-Leste TLS Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes - - -
Tonga TON Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago TTO Americas - - - - -
Tunisia TUN Africa - - - - -
Tuvalu TUV Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Tanzania, United Republic of TZA Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour, Employment and Youth Development.
Uganda UGA Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development.
Ukraine UKR Europe - - - - -
Uruguay URY Americas - - - - -
Uzbekistan UZB Europe - - - - -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT Americas - - - - -
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of VEN Americas - - - - -
Viet Nam VNM Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour-Invalids and Social Affairs
Vanuatu VUT Asia and the Pacific - - - - -
Samoa WSM Asia and the Pacific Yes - - - - Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour.
Yemen YEM Arab States - - - - -
South Africa ZAF Africa - - - - -
Zambia ZMB Africa Yes - - - - Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
Zimbabwe ZWE Africa Yes - Yes - - Ministry of Labour & Social Services, and Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation & Empowerment.