| Main partners | Municipality of Vienna, Public Employment Service, Wiener ArbeitnehmerInnen Förderungsfonds - waff (Vienna Fund for the Promotion of Employees), Federal Social Welfare Office – Vienna Regional Office, interest representations of employers and employees (working group of the federal province) |
| Parties to the contract | Municipality of Vienna, Public Employment Service, Wiener ArbeitnehmerInnen Förderungsfonds - waff, Federal Social Welfare Office – Vienna Regional Office |
| Description of the partnership | The Pact began its formal cooperation in 1999 and continues to collaborate also in 2010. The Pact bases its activities on cooperation between waff, the Public Employment Service and the Federal Social Welfare Office. In addition, regional pacts branded as “Employment Pact Vienna” operate in 18 districts, strengthening the labour market and economy at district level. The players are district representations, the Public Employment Service, the social partners, Wiener Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds - WWFF (Vienna Business Agency), adult education centres and colleges of higher education, non-profit organisations, enterprises and waff, which is in charge of coordination. |
| Core function of the Pact | The core function of the Pact is to coordinate cooperation and to harmonise the strategic and operative labour market and employment policy in Vienna. These activities are based on joint programme development and on financial coordination of the three key partners waff (Land of Vienna), Public Employment Service and Federal Social Welfare Office. The strategy of the Pact Vienna is reinforced by regional pacts by raising public awareness, activating, motivating and counselling the population and the business community locally. |
| Contractual period | January 2010 – December 2010 |
| Priorities for action 2010 | Detailed information for 2010 is available in German. Information in English is provided for 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2009. |
| Website | http://www.waff.at/projekte-fuer-den-arbeitsmarkt/besch ... |
| Pact coordination | Wiener ArbeitnehmerInnen Förderungsfonds - waff Elfriede Harrer, Tel.: +43 / 1 / 21748-319, elfriede.harrer@waff.at |
