Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia)

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]

Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Coat of Arms of Zambia
Ministry overview
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Zambia
HeadquartersNew Government Complex,
Independence Avenue,
P.O. Box 32186,
Lusaka, Zambia
Annual budgetZMW. 48 million (2015) [1]
Ministry executive
WebsiteHomepage

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 Department
  • Labour Department
  • Planning Department
  • Occupational Safety and Health Department
  • Human Resources Department
  • National Productivity and Development Unit

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
Minister Party Term start Term end
Minister of Labour and Social Services
Fwanyanga MulikitaUnited National Independence Party19701971
Minister of Labour and Social Security
Austin LiatoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20082011
Fackson ShamendaPatriotic Front20112015
Joyce Nonde-SimukokoPatriotic Front2016

Deputy ministers
Deputy Minister Party Term start Term end
Austin LiatoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20062008

References
  1. "Zambian Budget 2015-2016" (PDF). Zambian Government. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. MLSS (18 September 2016). "Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia): About Us". Lusaka: Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia) (MLSS). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. Chawe, Michael (15 September 2016). "Opposition chief named Zambia Finance minister". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. MLSS (18 September 2016). "Contact Information of the Zambian Ministry of Labour and Social Security". Lusaka: Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia) (MLSS). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. Google (18 September 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Zambian Ministry of Labour and Social Security" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. MLSS (18 September 2016). "Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia): Organisational Structure". Lusaka: Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia) (MLSS). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. MLSS (18 September 2016). "Social Security Project". Lusaka: Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia) (MLSS). Retrieved 18 September 2016.

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