The mission of the Bureau is organizing people in the region based on their interests to participate in development so as to improve their living condition and accordingly contribute to the regional development; working towards the reduction of unemployment and social problems; and ensuring industrial peace and productivity.

Values           

• Developing good working culture would be our objective
• We accomplish duties in an accountable and responsible manner
• We motivate unemployed social groups to be engaged in development activities
• We stand for industrial peace and productivity
• We work for public mobility and success to overcome public problems through their participation
• Our leadership approach is coacher type

Power, Duties & Responsibilities

• Undertaking a study on skill level and the workforce in the region
• Register the job seekers for allocation of jobs to jobseekers
• Collecting analyzing and organization of data relating jobseekers and job opportunities in the region and providing the result for users.
• Preparation of occupational safety and health training programs for workers (employees) in order that work related accidents will be minimized or prevented
• Ensuring the realization of laws and rules relating to employers and employees
• Monitoring the implementation of standards of work condition and employees protection techniques set for basic work condition
• Registering employers and employee organizations (associations) in the region and providing them with an appropriate support
• Registration of collective agreement
• Make all effort (attempt) for resolution of industrial disputes through appropriate procedures laid down for the purpose
• Creating conditions that enable those workers embraced in pension program to utilize their rights
• Licensing those private employment agencies working on allocation of job seekers and job opportunities (vacancies) within the region
• Conduct researches in relation to labour law, particularly on:
• Industrial accidents
• Industrial disputes
• Occupational Safety and Health Hazards

Formal Mandate and responsibilities of the Bureau as given by proclamation 106/98 are:-

• Organizes the people and bring about rapid economic development by their intensive participation so that they will live a better life and contribute to the Nation Growth Domestic Production (NGDP).
• Carry out studies on the complex and numerous social problems of the community in the region and find ways and means to reduce or alleviate the problems.
• Conduct researches about the unemployment problems in Oromia Regional State and gradually reduce the unemployment rate in the region.
• Implement the rules and regulations given by Labour Law Proclamation carefully so that the bilateral rights (employee and employer) are respected and industrial peace be maintained.
• Works for the close collaboration of industries and the people in the buffer zones so that they mutually support each other and work for their common development objectives.
• Collects appropriate data about the industries and job seeker in the region and register the job opportunities that the organization creates for the job seekers.
• Collects information about the Oromo Diaspora and create optimum conditions so that they fully participate in their region's overall development.

Services

Based on the above Vision, Mission and Mandate:-

• In 1998, activities estimated to Birr 350,000,000 were planned to be done by public participation. Therefore, activities estimated to Birr 282,000,000 were accomplished
• In 1999, activities estimated to Birr 500,000,000 were planned to be done by public participation and the accomplishment was 481,967,708.6 (96.4%)
• Different structures under Kebele were effectively and efficiently done on the application of good governance
• In 1998, 200,000 unemployed youth were planned to engage in development activities.  The accomplishment was 303,160 unemployed youth engaged in different activities
• In 1999, 300,000 unemployed youth were planned to engage in work so that 237,648 unemployed youth were engaged in different development activities using Birr 50,048,889 loan.
• Five hundred seventy four peasants were organized in 36 associations and engaged in development activities.
• Social groups such as persons with disabilities, elders and persons with mental problems are getting help and services in rehabilitation centers.
• Awareness creation was made on CRC, gender and persons with disabilities.

Proclamation 377/96 has been implemented in industries found in the region.

• Mobilizes and organizes the people for their overall wellbeing based on their interests
• Provides technical and professional supports with regard to the mandate and responsibilities of the Bureau
• Carry out researches on socio-economic problems and implement according to findings and recommendations
• Solve the unemployment problems by organizing unemployed groups and finding funds, loans, and job opportunities
• Supports community groups who are exposed to social problems through reintegration, reunification and community based and institutional rehabilitation programs
• Works closely with GOs,NGOs and CBOs in order to solve social problems
• Provide training service for non-CPA employees and employers to enhance their awareness, skills and knowledge so that they carry out their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
• Monitors and evaluates the work environment safety and healthy conditions and follow up the basic work area conditions so that the industrial peace is maintained
• Prepares organizational profiles, register job seekers and find job opportunities for them and facilitate both parties meet for their common interest
• Receives, appraises and registers associations, labour organizations and NGOs and evaluate the activities at regular intervals to make sure that they are working according to the objectives they are established for
• Gathers information about the Oromo Diaspora, communicate and facilitate optimum conditions so that they participate in the local overall efforts and endeavors
• Monitors/supervises/ the rehabilitation centers of persons with disabilities.

PWDs

• Promote the rights of peoples with disabilities
• Provide prosthetic and orthotics devices
• Provide treatment of polio patient, club foot correction, treatment of neurological patients, treatment of burn patient, treatment of patients with different pathology, post fitting prosthetic and orthotic treatment.
• Organize special groups (associations) of PWDs.
• Proved whilcher and crutch for PWDs
• Implement disability national plan of action and standard rules for equalization employment opportunities & rights of PWDs
• Provide institutional care for  mentally ill persons and leper patients
• Facilitate IGA and skill training programs

Elders 

• Provide institutional care for 280 elders
• Proved care and support with in the community
• Organize elders self-help groups (associations)
• Implement elderly national plan of action and Madrid POA
• Facilitate IGA and skill training

Social Problem

• Conduct assessment /research/
• Identify the needy target group
• Re-unification and re-integration of OVCs
• Undertake skill training
• Provide asset building /likelihood support
• Advocacy and workshop

Children

• Promote the rights of children
• Provide inter-country and local adoption
• Advocacy and workshop
• Facilitate sponsorship programs
• Distributes IEC/BCC material
• Facilitate the provision of education for children with disability
• Accurate the establishment of council of children …….

Family

• Promote the implementation of family law
• Capacity building for female-headed families
• Awareness raising of HTP and Sexually Reproductive Health
• Facilitate self-support female headed groups
• Undertake skill training and facilitate IGA