noun
Prefectural Labour Standards Office
Official government office at the prefectural level responsible for enforcing labor standards laws.
労働条件について相談があるなら、都道府県労働基準局に問い合わせてください。
If you have questions about working conditions, please contact the Prefectural Labour Standards Office.
A local Labour Standards Inspection Office, which is a subordinate office of the Prefectural Labour Standards Office, handling on-site inspections and direct worker consultations.
Compound of 都道府県 (prefectures) + 労働 (labour) + 基準 (standards) + 局 (office). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern administrative designation.