NATIONAL LABOUR MARKET POLICIES
Basic Information Reports
1.2.Federal Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales - BMAGS)
Social policy in Austria benefits from successful collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs and the federal government, the Austrian parliament and the social partners. In fulfilling its social functions, the system does justice to a variety of needs, providing support where social solidarity is breaking down, and protecting, caring for and integrating marginal groups. Consequently, the BMAGS has a wide-ranging portfolio, covering functions in the fields of social security, labour market policy, services for the disabled, social care and social welfare, labour law, general social policy, health economics, marketing, the health service, and matters concerning labour inspection.
The BMAGS cooperates with other ministries (especially with the Federal Ministry of Finance) with respect to the functions listed above and also with Land governments, representative bodies and other domestic and foreign authorities. Cooperation with these bodies entails coordination of diverse aims, regular exchange of ideas, creation of the instruments required to accomplish the tasks at hand, elaboration of new laws, project initiation (be they for labour market policy or services for the disabled), improving services and information, defining new directions for social policy, etc.
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