SINGAPORE 28 April 2005 - Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN), a leading provider of global employment services, today took a leadership role in discussing how successful companies anticipate and respond quickly to meet the needs of their customers. The presentation is part of the Asia Roundtable, a two-day meeting in Singapore, hosted by the World Economic Forum, where more than 250 business leaders, governmental officials and civic leaders from 34 countries have convened to identify critical issues and to plan strategies to respond to the Asia region's growing economic and political influence.

Iain Herbertson, senior vice president and managing director of Manpower's Asia Pacific region, was a special guest in a session entitled, Aligning Innovation with Customer Demands, where panelists were asked to provide their company viewpoint on how best the information technology industry can support the business needs of a customer.

"Our information technology and telecommunications services customers in Asia require quality multilingual, skilled staff," said Herbertson. "This requires an immense talent pool and, at the same time, a need to effectively address specific problems like the high attrition rates already confronting these industries."

The rapidly changing IT industry requires that staff continuously update their training and certifications. Manpower addresses this issue with its Global Learning Center, an online university that offers free training, skills assessment and career management services to its more than two million employees worldwide. Herbertson notes that of the more than 3,000 courses offered, the Global Learning Center provides more than 1,000 modules in software and IT training.

"At Manpower, we understand that our customers' success in the marketplace relies upon a workforce that has the necessary skills and continuous training required to effectively perform on the job,'" said Herbertson. "That's why we provide our staff and our clients with an online skills-development and training program."

Manpower has operated in the Asia-Pacific region since opening an office in Hong Kong in 1964. Today, Manpower has 232 offices in 12 countries, employing 324,000 temporary workers and servicing more than 19,000 customers.

Manpower Inc. is a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum and strongly supports the Forum's commitment to improving the state of the world. Manpower is a regular participant in the World Economic Forum's annual meeting and regional summits, and Manpower shares its global employment expertise in the recruitment, training, assessment and selection of workforce personnel at the highest level in order to advance worldwide economic and social progress.

About Manpower Inc.

Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) was established in 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has become a world leader in the employment services industry, offering customers a continuum of services to meet their needs throughout the employment and business cycle. The company specializes in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment; training; career transition; organizational consulting; and professional financial services. Manpower's worldwide network of 4,300 offices in 68 countries and territories enables the company to meet the needs of its 400,000 customers per year, including small and medium size enterprises in all industry sectors, as well as the world's largest multinational corporations. The focus of Manpower's work is on raising productivity through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction, enabling customers to concentrate on their core business activities. For more information, visit the Manpower Inc. website at www.manpower.com.

Contact:

Tom Schroeder
Manpower Inc.
+1.414.906.7272
tom.schroeder@manpower.com