Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare

Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare
وزارت تعاون، کار و رفاه اجتماعی
Vezârat-e Ta'âvon, Kâr va Refâh-e Ejtemâ'i
Flag of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare
Agency overview
Formed3 August 2011
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Employees46,294 (2019)
Agency executive

The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare (Persian: وزارت تعاون، کار و رفاه اجتماعی, romanizedWezārate Taāwon, Kār wa Refāhe Ejtemāi) is an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of Cooperative business, regulation and implementation of policies applicable to labour and social affairs. It also oversees the Social Security (social welfare) of Iran. The social security (social welfare) program was formed on 3 August 2011 to ensure the well-being of the people in Iran.

This Ministry was formed in 2011 by merging the Ministry of Cooperatives, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Social Welfare.

In the country, the activities of Minister of C.L.S. are focused on the regulation of labour laws, well-being of the workforce and addressing the brain drain. The Ministry of C.L.S. manages the entrepreneurship in Iran. It manages the annual entrepreneurs festival. In the festival, prizes are donated to the winners of The National Festival of Entrepreneurs in Iran.