Ministry of Employment and Labor

Ministry of Employment and Labor

고용노동부 Goyong nodongbu
Agency overview
Formed	November 11, 1948
Preceding agencies	Division of Labor, Ministry of Social Affairs Ministry of Labor
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	Ministry of Employment and Labor, Building #11, Government Complex-Sejong, 422, Hanuridae-ro, Sejong Special Self-Governing City, Republic of Korea (339-012)
Agency executives	Phang Ha-nam, Minister Jung Hyun-ok, Vice Minister
Website	Official Ministry of Employment and Labor website in English

Headquarters in Sejong City

South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL, 고용노동부) is a cabinet-level ministry overseeing labor affairs. Its predecessor agency, the Division of Labor, was established under the direction of the Minister of Social Affairs (사회부장관) on 11 November 1948.^[1] It was upgraded to a cabinet ministry on 8 April 1981.^[2]

The headquarters are located in Building #11 of the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City.^[3] Previously the headquarters were located in Buildings 1 and 3 of the Government Complex II in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province.^[4]

References

1. 노동부 노동부소개 노동부는 연혁 - 1947-1963, South Korea: Ministry of Labor, retrieved 2009-12-09
2. 노동부 노동부소개 노동부는 연혁 - 1981-현재, South Korea: Ministry of Labor, retrieved 2009-12-09
3. "MOEL Headquarter." (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) "
4. "Location." (Archive) 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"

External links

• Ministry of Employment and Labor
• Ministry of Employment and Labor (Korean)
• Ministry of Labor (Archive)
• Ministry of Labor (Korean) (Archive)