In June 2019, Mr. HONG CHOEUN (Secretary of State, Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, Royal Government of Cambodia) and Mr. JI YOUNG YOON (Director, International Cooperation, Korea Employment Information Services, Republic of Korea) met with Mr. YOSHIHISA TUCHIYA (Director General, Public Employment Security Bureau), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.

The meeting marked the launch of the ‘JAPAN-WAPES Joint Project’ under a cooperation agreement between Japan and the WAPES Executive Secretariat. Its aim is to promote WAPES mutual learning activities in the Asia-Pacific region by utilizing the considerable expertise of the wider WAPES network to support members’ efforts to develop their employability services. Japan was delighted that Cambodia agreed to participate in the project.

3rd June 2019, Tokyo