Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 08 promotes inclusive economic growth, productive employment, and decent work for all. By 2030, the goal is to achieve higher economic productivity and reduce youth unemployment.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 08 aims to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment, and decent work for all by 2030. This includes increasing economic productivity and reducing youth unemployment.

Key targets are to foster economic growth, enhance productivity, and create more job opportunities for young people.

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Economic Growth

Target 8.1

Sustainable Economic Growth Maintain economic growth per capita in line with national conditions, aiming for at least 7% GDP growth annually in least developed countries.

Productivity

Target 8.2

Economic Diversification and Innovation Achieve higher economic productivity through diversification, technological improvements, and focusing on high-value and labor-intensive sectors.

Employment Policies

Target 8.3

Promote Employment Policies Support policies that enhance productive activities, decent job creation, and entrepreneurship, and promote growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises.

Resource Efficiency

Target 8.4

Improve Resource Efficiency Increase global resource efficiency in consumption and production by 2030, and decouple economic growth from environmental degradation.

Decent Work

Target 8.5

Decent Work for All Achieve productive employment and decent work for all, including women, youth, and persons with disabilities, ensuring equal pay for equal work by 2030.

Youth Employment

Target 8.6

Promote Youth Employment Reduce the proportion of youth not in education, employment, or training substantially by 2020.

End Modern Slavery

Target 8.7

End Modern Slavery Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate modern slavery, human trafficking, and child labor by 2025.

Labor Rights

Target 8.8

Protect Labor Rights Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women, and those in precarious work.

Sustainable Tourism

Target 8.9

Promote Sustainable Tourism Develop and implement policies that promote sustainable tourism which creates jobs and promotes local culture and products by 2030.

Universal Financial Access

Target 8.10

Universal Financial Access Enhance the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance, and financial services for all.

Trade Support

Target 8.A

Support Trade for Developing Countries Increase aid for trade support for developing countries, particularly least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework.

Youth Employment Strategy

Target 8.B

Develop Global Youth Employment Strategies By 2020, develop and operationalize global strategies for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the ILO.

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