The Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs is mandated to promote high levels of productivity, decent employment, harmonious labour relations, safe, orderly and regular migration, as well as universal civil and national registration.
In this regard, the Ministry has the national responsibility to execute high security functions which determine nationality identity, citizenship as well as contribute to the promotion and protection of Botswana’s Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity through safe, orderly and regular migration.
The Ministry hosts critical services in human life cycle, from birth to death such as national population registers, pertaining to births and deaths of the population, national identity and citizenship.
Vision
To be a yardstick (model) of Service Excellence
Mission
To facilitate secure and universal access to Life Events services for inclusive and sustainable growth.
Values
Botho
Customer Centric
Integrity
Collaboration
Agility
- Labour policy development and legislation
- Labour and social security
- National registration policy development implementation and monitoring
- Workplace safety, health and environment
- Localisation management and coordination
- Migration policy development, implementation and monitoring
- Non-governmental organisation policy development, implementation and monitoring
- Labour market analysis and research
- Employment bureau
- Workers’ compensation
- Labour dispute resolution
- Promotion of productivity
- Civil and national registration
- Immigration and citizenship
- Residence and work permit
- Registration of societies
- Library policy and legislation
- National library services
- National archives and Records management
Ministry Departments:
- Department of Labour and Social Security
- Department of Corporate Services
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- Department of Occupational Health and Safety
- Department of Employment Services
- Department of Productivity and Competitiveness
- Botswana National Library Services
- Botswana National Archives and Records Services
- Botswana Public Service College
Ministry Parastatals:
- Botswana Non-Governmental Organisation Council
- Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC)
The Department of Employment Services. (DES) – Its functions include coordination and promotion of employment, monitoring and analysis of employment trends, providing employment services (registration of jobseekers and employers, job matching and counselling), as well as the administration of the internship programme.
The Department of Productivity and Competitiveness (DPC)- is responsible for promotion of the national productivity and competitiveness in terms of policy development and coordination as per Government Gazette No. 245 of 2022.
The Department of Labour and Social Security (DLSS) – is responsible for maintaining harmonious labour relations and provide Labour Administrative Services through dispute resolution, Labour inspections, registration of trade unions and employer’s organizations and processing of work permits.
The Department of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS)- Conducts workplace inspections, monitor and enforce compliance with the OHS legislation with a view to safeguard employees against occupational injuries, reduce vulnerability and manifestation of occupationally induced diseases and ill-health. DOSH also, facilitates compensation for all occupationally induced ill-health and disabilities caused by injuries or occupational diseases sustained during course of work.
The Department of Civil and National Registration (DCNR):
This Department provide registration of Civil and Vital Statistics and National Identity through the following key pillars:
(i) Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS); Captures essential life events and legal identity changes.
(ii) National Registration; Manages the identification of citizens 16 years and older, including issuance and verification of Identity cards.
(iii) Societies Oversight; Regulates non-profit organizations and societies through registration, monitoring, and compliance.
(iv) Integrity and Support; The Investigation Unit protects records against fraud, working with anti-corruption and other law enforcement agencies.
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIC): -
Facilitates movement and ensure security of citizens and residents through effective border management; issuance of Botswana passports; issuance of VISA and immigration permit (Permanent Residence Permit, Residence Permits, Exemptions Certificate, Citizenship and Botswana Blue Card.
The Botswana Public Service College (BPSC):- Provides capacity building for the public service, promotion of leadership development through its management courses to ensure a high performing public service.
The Department of Corporate Services (CS): - Provides Strategic direction and guidance in the provision of corporate services functions through effective mobilisation, management and utilisation of resources (Human and Financial) to ensure effective execution of the Ministry’s core mandate.
The Botswana National Archives and Records Services (BNARS):- Provide Records and Information Management services to government agencies and to collect, preserve and provide access to the nation's documentary heritage. The two fold mandate focuses on the management of recorded information from point of creation to the last stage, it is summed up as follows:
The Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC):- The Centre was established with the overall objective of ‘promoting increased productivity, improving standards of management and labour management relations, and generally stimulating productivity consciousness in Botswana.
The Non-Governmental Council (NGO Council):- The NGO Council exists to, amongst others, advice Government on the implementation of the National Policy on NGOs, and all other matters pertaining to it as may be necessary from time to time.
