Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Zambia)

For other uses, see Ministry of Labour and Social Security (disambiguation).
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
15°25′21″S 28°17′25″E / 15.4225°S 28.2902°E / -15.4225; 28.2902
Annual budgetZMW. 48 million (2015) [1]
Ministry executive
WebsiteHomepage

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, currently Brenda Mwika Tambatamba.[3]

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 Mulikita United National Independence Party 1970 1971
Minister of Labour and Social Security
Austin Liato Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 2008 2011
Fackson Shamenda Patriotic Front 2011 2015
Joyce Nonde-Simukoko Patriotic Front 2016 2021
Brenda Tambatamba United Party For National Development 2021

Deputy ministers

Deputy Minister Party Term start Term end
Austin Liato Movement for Multi-Party Democracy 2006 2008

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. ^ "President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed four women to serve as ministers in his major set of cabinet and provincial ministerial appointments. – Daily Nation". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  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. ^ "Location of the Headquarters of the Zambian Ministry of Labour and Social Security" (Map). Google Maps. 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.