Ministry of Employment and Labor

{{Short description|Government ministry of South Korea}}

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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox government agency

| agency_name = Ministry of Employment and Labor

| nativename_a = {{lang|ko|고용노동부}}

| logo = Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea Logo (English) (horizontal).svg

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| image = Ministry of Employment & Labor (South Korea).JPG

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| image_caption = MOEL headquarters in Sejong

| formed = July 5, 2010

| preceding1 = Division of Labor, Ministry of Social Affairs (1948-1963)

| preceding2 = Labor Administration (1963-1981)

| preceding3 = Ministry of Labor (1981-2010)

| jurisdiction = Government of South Korea

| headquarters = 422, Hanuridae-ro, Sejong, South Korea

| employees =

| budget =

| minister1_name = Vacant

| deputyminister1_name = Kim Min-seok

| website = {{URL|https://www.moel.go.kr/english}}

| embed = {{infobox korean name/auto

|hangul=^고용_노동부

|hanja=雇傭勞動部

|child=yes

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Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL; {{korean|고용노동부}}) is a cabinet-level ministry of the government of South Korea that oversees labor-related affairs. Its predecessor agency, the Division of Labor, was established under the direction of the Minister of Social Affairs ({{Korean|사회부장관|labels=no}}) on 11 November 1948.{{citation|url=http://www.molab.go.kr/view.jsp?cate=5&sec=2&smenu=2&mode=1960|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908231730/http://www.molab.go.kr/view.jsp?cate=5&sec=2&smenu=2&mode=1960|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2012|publisher=Ministry of Labor|publication-place=South Korea|title=노동부 노동부소개 노동부는 연혁 - 1947-1963|accessdate=2009-12-09}} It was upgraded to a cabinet ministry on 8 April 1981.{{citation|url=http://www.molab.go.kr/view.jsp?cate=5&sec=2&smenu=2&mode=2000|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804170945/http://www.molab.go.kr/view.jsp?cate=5&sec=2&smenu=2&mode=2000|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 4, 2012|title=노동부 노동부소개 노동부는 연혁 - 1981-현재|publisher=Ministry of Labor|publication-place=South Korea|accessdate=2009-12-09}}

The headquarters are located in Building #11 of the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City."[http://www.moel.go.kr/english/contac/contacMOEL.jsp MOEL Headquarter]." ([https://archive.today/20140101135842/http://www.moel.go.kr/english/contac/contacMOEL.jsp Archive])Ministry of Employment and Labor. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Ministry of Employment and Labor, Building #11, Government Complex-Sejong, 422, Hanuridae-ro, Sejong Special Self-Governing City, Republic of Korea (339-012) " Previously the headquarters were located in Buildings 1 and 3 of the Government Complex II in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province."[https://archive.today/20130426152249/http://www.moel.go.kr/english/about/mol_location.jsp Location]." () Ministry of Employment and Labor. April 26, 2013. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Address 427-718 Ministry of Employment and Labor. Government Complex II, 47 Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea"