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

Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous Wastes and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific

Waigani convention 1995 T g

Convention to Extend and Coordinate Social Security Schemes in Their Application to the Nationals of the Parties to the Brussels Treaty

1949 T g

Coopération Bancaire pour l'Europe - GEIE

CBE 1992 Brussels Belgium G

Cooperation Canada

1968 Ottawa ON Canada G

Coopération internationale de promotion et aides au développement

CIPAD 1995 Othée Belgium G

Cooperative Agreement for Arab States in Asia for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology

ARASIA 2002 T g

Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group

CINRG 1999 Washington DC USA G

Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe

EMEP 1979 Geneva Switzerland F g

Cooperatives Europe

2005 Brussels Belgium E y

Cooperazione Italiana Nord-Sud

CINS 1988 Rome Italy G

Coordinadora de Centrales Sindicales del Cono Sur

CCSCS 1986 Buenos Aires Argentina D t

Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Cine et de Comunicación de los Pueblos Indigenas

CLACPI 1985 E

Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Trabajadores de los Servicios Públicos

CLATSEP 1968 Bogota Colombia D

Coordinadora Latinoamericano de Sindicatos Bananeros en Agroindustriales

COLSIBA 1993 La Lima Honduras D t

Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales

CRIES 1982 Buenos Aires Argentina F

Coördinatie-orgaan voor Internationale Jongerenwerking

JINT 1989 Brussels Belgium G g

Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Countries

1973 New York NY USA E g

Coordinating Committee of the Organization for Voluntary Service

1972 Milan Italy G

Coordination of Action Research on AIDS and Mobility - Asia

CARAM Asia 1997 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia G

Coppieters Foundation

2007 Brussels Belgium F f

Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security

CTI-CFF 2007 Manado Indonesia E g

Corporación Centroamericana de Servicios de Navegación Aérea

COCESNA 1960 Tegucigalpa Honduras F eg

Corporate Accountability International

1977 Boston MA USA G

Corporate and Marketing Communication Association

CMCA J c

Corporate Council on Africa

CCA 1992 Washington DC USA G

Corporate Europe Observatory

CEO 1997 Brussels Belgium F

Corporate Funding Programme

CFP 2000 Leuven Belgium G fy

Corporate Law Teachers Association

CLTA 1994 Sydney NSW Australia N

Corporate Leaders Network for Climate Action

CLN 2010 Cambridge UK E

Corporate Registers Forum

CRF 2003 Auckland New Zealand F c

Corporation européenne des ébénistes restaurateurs

CEER 1996 Brussels Belgium G

CorpWatch

1996 Berkeley CA USA G

CoST - the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative

CoST London UK E g

COSTEFF

2009 Berlin Germany G

Council for Global Equality

Washington DC USA G

Council for Global Problem-Solving

CGP Berlin Germany E y

Council of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Agencies' Governors

CGACB Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates E g

Council of Arab Economic Unity

CAEU 1957 Giza Egypt D g

Council of Arab Ministers for Social and Economic Affairs

1980 Cairo Egypt E g

Council of Europe Development Bank

CEB 1956 Paris France F g

Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society

2005 Strasbourg France T g

Council of European BioRegions

CEBR Brussels Belgium D

Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries

CEEMET 1962 Brussels Belgium D t

Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers

CAIB 1913 Washington DC USA G

Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific

CROP 1988 Suva Fiji E gy

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

CSCMP 1963 Lombard IL USA G t

Council of the Americas

CoA 1958 New York NY USA G

Council on Foundations

CF 1949 Washington DC USA G y

Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation

CLEAR 1980 Nicholasville KY USA N

Covenant House

1972 New York NY USA G

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