Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

Decent Work and Economic Growth


Goal 8 is about promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.

Multiple crises are placing the global economy under serious threat. Global real GDP per capita growth is forecast to slow down in 2023 and with ever increasing challenging economic conditions, more workers are turning to informal employment.

Globally, labour productivity has increased and the unemployment rate has decreased. However, more progress is needed to increase employment opportunities, especially for young people, reduce informal employment and labour market inequality (particularly in terms of the gender pay gap), promote safe and secure working environments, and improve access to financial services to ensure sustained and inclusive economic growth.

The global unemployment rate declined significantly in 2022, falling to 5.4 per cent from a peak of 6.6 per cent in 2020 as economies began recovering from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. This rate was lower than the pre-pandemic level of 5.5 per cent in 2019.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Association of Tertiary Education Management

ATEM 1976 Sydney NSW Australia N

Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and the Western Pacific

AESIEAP 1975 D t

Association of Trade and Forfaiting in the Americas

ATFA 1995 G t

Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin-America

1985 Mexico City Mexico E y

Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future

ULSF 1992 Wayland MA USA G

Association of University Technology Managers

AUTM 1974 Washington DC USA G

Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts

AVSE Global 2011 Paris France G

Association of Women Managers in the Maritime Sector in Eastern and Southern Africa

WOMESA 2007 Mombasa Kenya D

Association of Working Communities of the Alpine Regions

AWCAR 1989 Innsbruck Austria E

Association of World Economic Studies

AWES J

Association ouvrière des compagnons du devoir du Tour de France

AOCDTF 1941 Paris France N

Association pisciculture et développement rural en Afrique tropicale humide

APDRA 1996 Massy France G

Association Points-Coeur

1990 Geneva Switzerland C

Association pour la promotion de l'éducation et de la formation à l'étranger

APEFE 1976 Brussels Belgium G

Association pour la promotion de l'enseignement et de la recherche en aménagement et urbanisme

APERAU 1984 D

Association pour le développement agro-industriel du Sahel

ADAIS 1983 Vaux-en-Bugey France G t

Associations and Conference Forum

AC Forum 2000 Vienna Austria F y

Associazione New Humanity

Milan Italy N

Associazione per la Cooperazione Internazionale allo Sviluppo, ETS

COOPERMONDO 2007 Rome Italy G

Associazione Volontari Iniziative di Sviluppo Economico e Sociale

VISES 1987 Rome Italy G

Ateista Tutmonda Esperanto-Organizo

ATEO 1987 London UK E

Ateliers sans frontières

2003 Bonneuil-sur-Marne France G

Atlas Economic Research Foundation

Atlas Network 1981 Arlington VA USA G f

Atlas Service Corps

2006 Washington DC USA G

ATM Industry Association

ATMIA 1997 G t

Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society

AARES 1957 Mitcham VIC Australia N

Australasian Business Ethics Network

ABEN 2010 N

Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association

ACKMA 1987 Mount Compass SA Australia N

Australasian Research Management Society

ARMS 1991 Adelaide SA Australia D

Australasian Universities Risk and Insurance Management Society

AURIMS 1999 N

Australian APEC Study Centre

1995 Melbourne VIC Australia G

Australian Business Volunteers

ABV 1981 Strawberry Hills NSW Australia G

Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office

ACMRO 1995 Canberra ACT Australia G

Australian Council for International Development

ACFID 1965 Deakin ACT Australia G y

Australian Relief and Mercy Services

ARMS Wollongong NSW Australia G

Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe

1978 Vienna Austria G g

Automotive Recyclers Association

ARA 1943 Manassas VA USA G

Autonome Lokomotivführer-Gewerkschaften Europas

ALE 1989 Madrid Spain F

Autorité des marchés financiers de l’Union monétaire ouest-africaine

AMF-UMOA 1996 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire E g

Autre Terre

1982 Herstal Belgium F

Avenir pour l'Enfant des Rizières

AER 1979 Toulouse France G

AVI

1961 Fitzroy VIC Australia G

Aviation Security Services Association - International

ASSA-I 2002 Wemmel Belgium D

AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center

1971 Tainan Taiwan E g

AVSI Foundation

1972 Milan Italy G f

Aya Worldwide

2010 Chicago IL USA G

B1G1

2007 J

Baitulmaal

2004 Irving TX USA G

Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International

BCTGM 1978 Kensington MD USA N

Balkan Association for Workers' Sport

BAWS Sofia Bulgaria D

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