Vision, Mission & Mandate
Vision:
A competitive workforce, empowered and inclusive communities.
Mission:
To promote decent work and protection of vulnerable groups.
Mandate:
Executive Order No. 1 of 2018 (Revised) on Organization of the Government of the Republic of Kenya gives the mandates of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection as follows:
- National Labour and Employment Policy Management;
- Industrial Training;
- National Labour Productivity and Competitiveness;
- National Human Resource Planning and Development;
- Child Labour Policy and Regulations Management;
- Develop and Maintain a Database on Employment Creation;
- Migratory Labour and International Jobs policy;
- Workplace Inspection;
- Workman’s Compensation Policy;
- Promotion of Occupational Health and Safety at Work;
- Industrial Relations Management;
- Social Protection Policy;
- Policy and Programmes for Persons with Disabilities;
- Vocational Training and Rehabilitation of Persons With Disabilities;
- National Volunteerism Policy;
- Policy and programmes for Older Persons;
- Management of Statutory Children’s Institutions;
- Social Protection Policy and Programme Implementation;
- Community Development Policy;
- Community mobilization;
- Registration of Self-Help Groups;
- Protection and Advocacy of Needs of Persons with Disabilities;
- Social Assistance Programmes;
- Family Protection Policy;
- Policies on Children and Social Development;
- Counter Trafficking in Persons;
- Children Welfare and Penal Protection; and
- Street Families Rehabilitation Trust Fund.