Ministry of Labour (Spain)

The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy (MITES) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for planning and carrying out the government policy on labour relations and social economy.

Ministry of Labour and Social Economy
Ministerio de Trabajo y Economía Social

Main door of the Ministry in the Nuevos Ministerios complex
Agency overview
FormedMay 8, 1920 (1920-05-08)
(as Ministry of Labour)
January 13, 2020 (as Ministry of Labour and Social Economy)
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionSpanish government
HeadquartersNuevos Ministerios, Agustín de Bethencourt Street 4, (Madrid)
Employees38,559 (2019)
Annual budget 29.5 billion, 2023
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mites.gob.es

The MITES is headed by the Minister of Labour, a Cabinet member who is appointed by the Monarch at request of the Prime Minister. The Labour Minister is assisted by five high-ranking officials, the Secretary of State for Migration, the Secretary of State for Social Security, the Secretary of State for Employment, the Secretary General for Immigration and Emigration and the Under Secretary of Labour. The current minister is Yolanda Díaz.

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