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

Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance

SDIA Hamburg Germany J

Sustainable Electronics Recycling International

SERI Hastings MN USA F

Sustainable Energy for All

SEforALL 2011 Vienna Austria E

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

2006 Honolulu HI USA E

Sustainable Ocean Alliance

SOA 2015 G

Sustainable Project Management- Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment

SPM 1994 Rougemont Switzerland F

Swedfund - International

Stockholm Sweden G efg

Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research

SIAW St Gallen Switzerland N jv

Syndicat des agents du Conseil de l'Europe

SACE 1966 Strasbourg France E v

Syndicat international du décolletage

SID 1963 Cluses France D

Synergos

1986 New York NY USA F jv

TABS International

2008 Bedworth UK G

Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations

1998 Geneva Switzerland T g

TASH - Working in Partnership with Disability Advocates Worldwide

1975 Washington DC USA N

Taxpayers Association of Europe

TAE 1969 Munich Germany D

Teachers Without Borders

TWB 2000 Seattle WA USA G

TeamWork International

Kissimmee FL USA N

Tear

1973 Utrecht Netherlands G f

TEAR Australia

1971 Blackburn VIC Australia G

TEAR Fund

1975 Auckland New Zealand G f

Tearfund Canada

1944 Markham ON Canada G

Tearfund, Belgium

1979 Vilvoorde Belgium G f

TearFund, Schweiz

1984 Zurich Switzerland G f

Tearfund, UK

1968 Teddington UK G f

Technical Cooperation Network on National Parks, Other Protected Areas and Wildlife in Latin America and the Caribbean

1983 Santiago Chile E g

TechnoServe

1969 Arlington VA USA F v

TECHO

1997 Santiago Chile F

TechSoup Global

1987 San Francisco CA USA F

TeleManagement Forum

TM Forum 1988 Morristown NJ USA F

Temporary Agreement for the Regulation of the Fisheries in Waters Contiguous to the Northern Coasts of the Territory of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

1930 T g

ternYpe International Roma Youth Network

ternYpe 2010 Brussels Belgium F

TerrAfrica

2005 Midrand South Africa F

TerraGraphics International Foundation

TIFO 2012 Moscow ID USA G f

Terre des Hommes International Federation

TDHIF 1966 Geneva Switzerland F

Tertiaires Carmélites du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus

1924 Madrid Spain R

Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association

TEFMA 2003 Hobart TAS Australia G

The African Network

TAN 2004 Santa Clara CA USA G

The Asfari Foundation

2006 London UK G f

The Association for International Sport for All

TAFISA 1990 Frankfurt-Main Germany B y

The Brewers of Europe

1958 Brussels Belgium E t

The BulLion Foundation

2013 Fort Lee NJ USA G

The Caribbean Council

CC 1992 London UK D

The Century Foundation

1919 New York NY USA G f

The Conference Board

1916 New York NY USA G

The Conference Board in Europe

1978 Brussels Belgium E

The European Nature Trust

TENT 2000 London UK G

The European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations

ECTAA 1961 Brussels Belgium E t

The Family Business Network Asia

FBN Asia Singapore Singapore K

The Family Business Network International

FBN-I 1989 Lausanne Switzerland F y

The Federation of International Employers

FedEE 1988 London UK F

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