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. The ministry is headed by Minister of Labour and Social Security.
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. 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).
Departments MLSS is divided into the following administrative departments:
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.
List of ministers MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endMinister of Labour and Social ServicesFwanyanga MulikitaUnited National Independence Party19701971Minister of Labour and Social SecurityAustin LiatoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20082011Fackson ShamendaPatriotic Front20112015Joyce Nonde-SimukokoPatriotic Front20162021Brenda TambatambaUnited Party for National Development20212026
Deputy ministers Deputy MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endAustin LiatoMovement for Multi-Party Democracy20062008
References
External links Website of Zambian Ministry of Labour and Social Security