Audience at the launch of the second edition of Global
Labour Market Conference (GLMC), at King Abdulaziz International Conference
Center (KAICC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (PTI
Photo/Kunal Dutt)
RIYADH — Policymakers, industry leaders, scholars, innovators and field experts
from the labour sector on Wednesday gathered here in Saudi Arabia to
participate in a global conference to discuss challenges and draw a future
roadmap for the labour market.
The second edition of 'Global Labour Market Conference'
(GLMC) under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman
bin Abdulaziz began at the sprawling King Abdulaziz International Conference
Centre (KAICC) -- a state-of-the-art complex with heritage architecture.
"Since its establishment a year ago, the GLMC has
become a leading platform for shaping the future (in the labour sector). Today
in Riyadh gathered a distinguished group of participants from over 100
countries, government leaders, experts, innovators, and policymakers,"
said Saudi Arabia's Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Eng.
Ahmed bin Sulaiman AlRajhi in the opening remarks on behalf of the King.
"We are all united in our efforts to discuss current
challenges and draw a future roadmap for the labour market globally,"
AlRajhi said.
Director-General of the International Labour
Organisation, Gilbert F Houngbo, and other senior officials of the ILO are also
participating in the conference.
The first edition of GLMC, held in December 2023, saw a
massive gathering of cross-sectoral decision-makers and experts.
The conference addressed central challenges and
opportunities facing the global market, driving conversations on labour
dynamics and solutions.
Its second edition is tipped to take the scale and the
level of discussion higher, with the participation of a whole spectrum of
experts.
The list of speakers, shared by organisers ahead of the
conference, includes names of CEOs of several private companies, international
consultancy firms, regional heads of many MNCs, including Indian conglomerate
TCS, scholars from top universities like the Johns Hopkins University,
representatives of the World Bank, ILO and European Labour Mobility Institute,
among others.
Besides, entrepreneurs and representatives of an
international transport workers' federation and Bangladesh Employers'
Federation (BEF), others are also scheduled to speak during the mega-conference
that puts Saudi Arabia in the spotlight.
