Deputy Labour Minister participates at GLMC in Saudi Arabia

Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe participated at the Global Labor Market Conference (GLMC) 2025 held at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last week.

The event brought together over 10,000 participants, 40 Labour Ministers, and more than 200 global experts and speakers representing over 100 countries.

The Deputy Minister represented the Government of Sri Lanka at the invitation extend by the Government of Saudi Arabia. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh facilitated the visit.

The GLMC is an annual global conference held in Saudi Arabia uniting industry leaders, policymakers, and experts to discuss Global Labour Market challenges, solutions, and developments with a view to focusing on trends, policies, and strategies that can improve performance across global Labour landscapes.

During the Global Conference, Deputy Minister Jayasinghe along with Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad met with Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi.

Deputy Minister also held a meeting with the CEO and key officials of Takamol Holdings which handles domestic worker affairs under its musanad platform.

Both sides had a fruitful discussion on matters related to welfare of Sri Lankan domestic workers including their safety and salary related matters as well as pre and post departure training of Sri Lankan female domestic workers.

Ambassador Ameer Ajwad and Counsellor for Employment and Labour Welfare at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Riyadh participated during the meeting.

During the interaction with the Embassy staff, Deputy Minister outlined the labour policy of the new government of Sri Lanka and emphasized the promotion of foreign employment of skilled labour.

Source: Daily News