World Association of Public Employment Services WAPES

WAPES is a platform for labour market and employment contacts and the exchange of information between member countries, and a global speaking partner in the field of employment and labour market issues. WAPES (the World Association of Public Employment Services) is a global association of Public Employment Services. Almost 85 Public Employment Services from all over the world are members; together they represent more than 1 million staff, and they manage labour markets with unemployment rates ranging from two to 80 %. WAPES was founded in 1988 by the public employment services of Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA, together with the International Labour Organisation, ILO. ILO remains an observer to the organisation. WAPES is based on the values of its members. The values are non-for-profit orientation, transparency, equal opportunities, high quality in service delivery, accessibility, and service-orientation. The vision of WAPES is to be the only global...