The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is one of the executive departments of the Philippine government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment. It is tasked with the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor Code.

History

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No. 4121 of the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as the Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was reverted to its original name after the People Power Revolution in 1986.

List of secretaries of labor and employment

Organizational structure

The department is currently headed by a Secretary with the following Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries:

Bureaus

Attached agencies

Seals