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Ministry of Labour and Promotion of Employment

The Ministry of Labour and Promotion of Employment (; MTPE, also MINTRA) of Peru is the government ministry responsible for matters of labour and promotion of employment. It also promotes social welfare and vocational training, as well as the ensurance of compliance with legal standards and working conditions, in a context of dialogue and consultation between social partners and the state.

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History

The ministry has its origins in an office that operated as part of a series of ministries. It was formally created on April 30, 1949, through Law Decree 11009, with the name Ministry of Labour and Indian Affairs ().

From 1969 onwards, the ministry took a number of names according to the offices with which it worked:

  • Ministry of Labour and Communities (): 1966–1969.
  • Ministry of Labour (): 1969–1981.
  • Ministry of Labour and Social Promotion (): 1981–2002

It ultimately acquired its current name in 2002.

Organisation

  • Senior Management
  • Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion
  • Vice Ministry of Labour
  • General Directorate of Labour
  • General Directorate of Fundamental Rights and Occupational Health and Safety
  • General Directorate of Labour Inspection Policies
  • Vice Ministry of Employment Promotion and Labour Training
  • General Directorate of Employment Promotion
  • General Directorate of the National Employment Service
  • General Directorate of Standardization, Formalization for Employment, and Certification of Labour Competencies
  • General Secretariat
  • Regional Directorate of Labour and Employment Promotion of Metropolitan Lima
  • Technical Consulting
  • Attorney General's Office
  • Internal Inspection
  • Audit and Special Examinations
  • Inspections and Investigations
  • ESSALUD

Entities administered by the ministry include:

  • Superintendencia Nacional de Fiscalización Laboral (SUNAFIL)
  • Consejo Nacional de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo
  • Consejo Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo
  • Seguro Social de Salud (ESSALUD; 1973–1984), previously the Instituto Peruano de Seguridad Social.

List of ministers

See also

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