Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Targets linked to SDG 8 and related Thematic Areas
| SDG Targets on this page: 8, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.a, 8.b |
| 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Related Thematic Areas |
| 8.2 Achieve higher levels of productivity of economies through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high value added and labour-intensive sectors Related Thematic Areas |
| 8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises including through access to financial services Related Thematic Areas |
| 8.4 Improve progressively through 2030 global resource efficiency in consumption and production, and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production with developed countries taking the lead Related Thematic Areas |
| 8.5 By 2030 achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value Related Thematic Areas |
| 8.6 By 2020 substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training Related Thematic Areas |
| 8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms Related Thematic Areas |
| 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment Related Thematic Areas
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| 8.a Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, particularly LDCs (Least Developed Countries), including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for LDCs Related Thematic Areas |
| 8.b By 2020 develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the ILO Global Jobs Pact Related Thematic Areas |