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The World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) was founded in 1976 to aid the development and improve the effectiveness of professional people management all over the world. The founding members were the:
• European Association for Personnel Management (EAPM)
• Interamerican Foundation of Personnel Administration (FIDAP)
• American Society for Personnel Administration (now SHRM – the US Society for Human Resource Management)
Subsequently the:
• Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM) joined as a full member in June 1980;
• North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) was formed in April 1997, composed of SHRM, the Canadian Council of HR Associations (CCHRA) and the two Mexican associations AMERI (later AMEDIRH) and COMARI;
• Institute of People Management (IPM), South Africa, joined as a 'Corresponding' member in June 1979 and switched to the new category of ‘Affiliate’ member in November 2000, pending the formation of a contienental African Federation of which it was a founding member;
• African Federation of Human Resources Management Associations (AFHRMA) was established and admitted as a full member in March 2004.
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