OUR STORY
GLMC began in 2023 as a global conference to reimagine the future of labor. Its success revealed a deeper need for continuous, collaborative dialogue around labor market challenges.
Today, GLMC is a year-round platform built on four interconnected elements: a flagship global conference, evidence-based research and insights, the GLMC 365 series, and the Global Labor Market Academy (GLMA). Together, they advance knowledge exchange, inform policy, and strengthen labor markets worldwide.
What began as a single convening has evolved into a global platform driving more inclusive, resilient, and future-ready labor markets.
GLMC Pillars
Convene
We convene the world's leading voices across government, business, academia, and civil society to shape the future of labor markets through inclusive collaboration.
Inform
We deliver evidence-driven research, global perspectives, and strategic insights that inform policy, influence practice, and advance global labor market innovation.
Activate
We catalyze action through strategic alliances and high-impact initiatives that strengthen labor systems, foster innovation, and expand opportunity.
Vision
To enable a future-ready global labor market ecosystem that generates quality jobs, advances human potential, and delivers inclusive prosperity through sustainable growth.
Mission
To be the leading global knowledge hub and driver of labor market progress through a flagship event and year-round initiatives that engage different perspectives from the world of work, policymakers, regulators, business leaders, academics, and voices from different generational cohorts – advancing solutions that balance quality employment and productivity amid ever-changing market dynamics.
Objectives
Generate and Transfer Knowledge
Unveil, debate, and share cutting-edge insights to advance a future-ready labor market.
Advance Inclusive Labor Markets
Drive more resilient and equitable labor markets by bringing together diverse stakeholders to identify challenges, share insights, and develop inclusive solutions.
Foster Transparent Labor Market Dialogue
Facilitate open, evidence-based, dialogue that translates diverse perspectives into policies and initiatives strengthening employment and labor market resilience
Drive Labor Market Impact Through Action
Turn dialogue into impact by translating ideas into policies, partnerships, and initiatives that advance sustainable employment.
GLMC in Numbers
Global Participation
- 65+0+Global Labor Ministers
- 140+0+Countries Represented
Convening Power
- 30000+0+In-Person Attendees
- 600+0+Influential Speakers
Program Scale
- 150+0+Impactful Sessions
Policy & Institutional Outcomes
- 250+0+MoUs & Agreements Signed
- >15mn>0mnBeneficiaries Linked to Signed Agreements
How We Deliver Impact
GLMC Flagship Event
Learn moreAn annual global convening of ministers, policymakers, experts, institutions, and employers shaping the future of labor markets.
Research & Insights
Learn moreOngoing reports, publications, and labor market intelligence that inform action.
GLMC 365
Learn moreA year-round engagement platform of convenings, roundtables, and partner-led initiatives driving continuous dialogue and action on labor markets.
Global Labor Market Academy
Learn morePowered by the World Bank, the Academy is GLMC’s capacity-building pillar, offering a year-long learning journey that advances labor market policy and builds a growing global community of reform leaders.
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