Department of Labour Welfare, School of Social Sciences is affiliated to Gujarat University. The department of Labour Welfare was established as part of school of social sciences to offer a unique interdisciplinary course of master of Labour welfare (MLW) in 1967. The MLW course is designed in such away that it has inputs from various social sciences, Law and Management disciplines. It started as a Diploma programme & was soon structured and offered as a post Graduate professional Degree course, It is recognized by the Government of Gujarat as a valid course for the post of Labour welfare officers under The Factories Act, 1948.