WAPES

• Alternative Labels

  • World Association of Public Employment Services

• Definition

  • Legal Status: It was established as a non-profit international organization and became an INPA (AISBL) in 2012. Membership: It acts as a network for nearly 85 Public Employment Services from various countries. Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium. Relationship with IGOs: WAPES was founded in 1988 with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which remains an observer to the organization. Function: It is a platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and capacity building, rather than a legal governance body.

• Broader Concepts

  • 20.02.3 INGO Observers

• Regional Meeting RO-Africa

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• Organization Name

  • World Association of Public Employment Services

• Regional Meeting RO-Europe

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• Regional Meeting RO-Americas

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• INGO Type

  • Others

• GB Meeting indicator

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• Created

  • 20 April 2026 12:18 CET

• Other meetings Indicator

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• Regional Meeting RO-Asia Pacific & RO-Arab States

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• Applied Class

  • Organization

• RDF Type

  • Concept
  • Organization