Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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 |
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Sherpa |
2001 | Paris | France | G | ||
Silambam Asia |
1999 | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | D | ||
SIMAVI |
1925 | Haarlem | Netherlands | G | ||
Simply Help |
2000 | Los Angeles CA | USA | G | ||
Single Resolution Board |
SRB | 2014 | Brussels | Belgium | F | g |
SINTEF |
1950 | Trondheim | Norway | G | ||
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies |
1948 | St Augustine | Trinidad-Tobago | G | j | |
SIRIUS - Policy Network on Migrant Education |
SIRIUS | 2012 | Brussels | Belgium | F | y |
Sistema Económico Latinoamericano |
SELA | 1975 | Caracas | Venezuela | F | g |
Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction of Nevers |
St Bernadette, Nevers | 1680 | Nevers | France | R | |
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati |
1852 | Mount St Joseph OH | USA | R | ||
Sisters of Charity of Montreal |
Grey Nuns | 1737 | Québec QC | Canada | R | |
Sisters of Charity of Quebec |
Grey Nuns | 1849 | Québec QC | Canada | R | |
Sisters of Charity of St Hyacinthe |
Grey Nuns | 1850 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | Canada | R | |
Sisters of Charity of St Jeanne-Antide Thouret |
1799 | Rome | Italy | R | ||
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
BVMs | 1833 | Chicago IL | USA | R | |
Sisters of Christian Charity, Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception |
SCC | 1849 | Rome | Italy | R | |
Sisters of Divine Providence, Münster |
SDP | 1842 | Münster | Germany | R | |
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas |
1991 | Silver Spring MD | USA | R | ||
Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross |
1856 | Brunnen | Switzerland | R | ||
Sisters of Mercy, 1823 |
1823 | Sées | France | R | ||
Sisters of Notre Dame |
SND | 1850 | Rome | Italy | R | |
Sisters of Providence |
SP | 1843 | Montréal QC | Canada | R | |
Sisters of Providence of St Mary-of-the-Woods |
1840 | St Mary-of-the-Woods IN | USA | R | ||
Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius |
1909 | Danville PA | USA | R | ||
Sisters of St Francis of Dillingen |
1241 | Dillingen | Germany | R | ||
Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition |
1832 | Fontenay-sous-Bois | France | R | ||
Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin |
1853 | Nicolet QC | Canada | R | ||
Sisters of the Congregation of Mary |
Marist Sisters | 1824 | Rome | Italy | R | |
Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict |
1857 | Five Dock NSW | Australia | R | ||
Sisters of the Holy Redeemer |
SHR | 1849 | Würzburg | Germany | R | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken |
SEB | 1956 | Stockholm | Sweden | G | e |
Skoll Foundation |
1999 | Palo Alto CA | USA | G | f | |
Slovenian Global Action |
SLOGA | Ljubljana | Slovenia | G | ||
Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Europe |
SME Europe | 2012 | Brussels | Belgium | E | |
Small Business Standards |
SBS | 2013 | Brussels | Belgium | D | y |
Small Luxury Hotels of the World |
1985 | London | UK | N | e | |
Smart Cities & Sport Network |
2014 | Lausanne | Switzerland | F | ||
Smart City Business America Institute |
SCBA | 2013 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | D | j |
SME Finance Forum |
2012 | Washington DC | USA | F | y | |
SME Global |
Brussels | Belgium | E | |||
SMEFUNDS |
Lagos | Nigeria | F | f | ||
SMEunited |
1980 | Brussels | Belgium | D | y | |
Social Accountability Accreditation Services |
SAAS | 1997 | New York NY | USA | E | |
Social Economy Europe |
SEE | 2000 | Brussels | Belgium | E | y |
Social Enterprise International |
SEi | 1994 | Whitby | UK | G | |
Social Enterprise World Forum |
SEWF | 2008 | Glasgow | UK | F | c |
Social Firms Europe |
CEFEC | 1990 | Suceava | Romania | D | |
Social Platform |
1995 | Brussels | Belgium | E | y | |
Social Services Europe |
2011 | Brussels | Belgium | D | y |