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World Employment Conference 2019

For the first time in its 51 year history the World Employment Confederation will hold its annual conference in Australia in conjunction with the RCSA International Conference. The combined event will see the world’s thought leaders in the recruitment, staffing and workforce solutions space converge on the Sheraton Mirage Resort on the Gold Coast from the 30 October to the...

For the first time in its 51 year history the World Employment Confederation will hold its annual conference in Australia...

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World Employment Confederation

The World Employment Confederation is the voice of the recruitment and employment industry at global level. It brings together 49 national federations and eight corporations covering a wide range of HR services, including agency work, direct recruitment, career management, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Service Provision (MSP).

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Economic Report 2019

The 2019 Economic Report of the World Employment Confederation shows that while agency work remains a core activity within the private employment industry, other services gained traction in 2017. Overall, the industry recorded positive growth rates, expanding its footprint worldwide. The evolution is also positive across all regions with countries like Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Italy and Japan becoming strong performers.

The 2019 Economic Report of the World Employment Confederation shows that while agency work remains a core activity within the...

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Social Innovation

To address the challenges that the structural shifts currently reshaping the world of work are creating, labour markets need to evolve to ensure that they remain open, inclusive and sustainable. New solutions are required to ensure that people can work in the new ways that the 21st century allows and demands; while maintaining access to income, skilling and adequate safety...

To address the challenges that the structural shifts currently reshaping the world of work are creating, labour markets need to...

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No Future of Work without Social Innovation!

In the last decade labour markets have undergone significant change and the employment industry is convinced that this trend will continue to accelerate. In its Manifesto “No Future of Work without Social Innovation”, the World Employment Confederation calls upon policymakers and relevant stakeholders to promote and implement social innovation and to work in partnership to build open, inclusive and sustainable...

In the last decade labour markets have undergone significant change and the employment industry is convinced that this trend will...

World Employment Confederation

Partners & Stakeholders

The World Employment Confederation interacts with a wide range of stakeholders, from policy-makers and social partners to industry experts and academics.

The World Employment Confederation interacts with a wide range of stakeholders, from policy-makers and social partners to industry experts and...

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Decent Work and Fighting Informality

60% of all global workers are working informally. As such, they are devoid of the most basic of fundamental principles and rights of work and exposed to serious threats, including forced and bonded labour. Fighting informality remains the greatest challenge for the global labour market.

60% of all global workers are working informally. As such, they are devoid of the most basic of fundamental principles...

World of Work

Work plays a central role in our lives and in our social identity. It not only represents a means to achieve economic independence, but is also a source of personal fulfillment and social inclusion.

Work plays a central role in our lives and in our social identity. It not only represents a means to achieve economic independence, but...

Private Employment Services Industry

Agency Work

Agency work is an internationally recognised and regulated form of employment. The agency worker has an employment contract with the employment agency. They are then deployed to a user firm and work under the guidance and supervision of the user company. This “triangular employment relationship” improves allocation on the labour market. It allows workers to gain easy access to work...

Agency work is an internationally recognised and regulated form of employment. The agency worker has an employment contract with the...

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The private employment industry has already embarked on building a future of work that ensures fair and decent work for diverse forms of employment

Annemarie Muntz - President of the World Employment Confederation

At the heart of the debate around the future of work lies the issue of labour market security, which must be favored over job security. To fit the new reality, we must create a whole new social deal which embraces these new attitudes to life and work and which fosters the diversity that already exists in our labour markets.

Denis Pennel - Managing Director of the World Employment Confederation

Our membership to the World Employment Confederation enables us to stay abreast of international trends and to access advice and support in specialized areas such as advocacy, ethics and global best practice standards. This translates to higher levels of professionalism in the industry at local level which benefits our members.

Jacqueline Ford - CEO of APSO (South Africa)

Membership

As of 2019, the World Employment Confederation comprises 49 national federations and eight corporate members.

Social Innovation Stories database

Explore stories from our membership about how the private employment industry is re-inventing labour markets.