The Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo;[2] 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.

[3] The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No.

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.