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


Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day with global unemployment rates of 5.7% and having a job doesn’t guarantee the ability to escape from poverty in many places. This slow and uneven progress requires us to rethink and retool our economic and social policies aimed at eradicating poverty.

A continued lack of decent work opportunities, insufficient investments and under-consumption lead to an erosion of the basic social contract underlying democratic societies: that all must share in progress. Even though the average annual growth rate of real GDP per capita worldwide is increasing year on year, there are still many countries in the developing world that are decelerating in their growth rates and moving farther from the 7% growth rate target set for 2030. As labor productivity decreases and unemployment rates rise, standards of living begin to decline due to lower wages.

Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs that stimulate the economy while not harming the environment. Job opportunities and decent working conditions are also required for the whole working age population. There needs to be increased access to financial services to manage incomes, accumulate assets and make productive investments. Increased commitments to trade, banking and agriculture infrastructure will also help increase productivity and reduce unemployment levels in the world’s most impoverished regions.

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

World Philanthropists Organization

Hampton UK N

World Relief

1944 Baltimore MD USA G

World Relief Refugee Services

WRRS Baltimore MD USA G

World Renew

1962 Burlington ON Canada G

World Resources Forum Association

WRFA 2012 St Gallen Switzerland E y

World Reuse, Repair and Recycling Association

WR3A 2004 Middlebury VT USA N

World Sailing

1907 London UK B y

World Savings Banks Institute

WSBI 1994 Brussels Belgium F jy

World Servants

1986 Richfield MN USA G

World Silambam Association

WSA 1999 Petaling Jaya Malaysia G

World Social Forum

WSF 2001 F y

World Society of Victimology

WSV 1979 Holden Hill SA Australia C

World Steel Association

worldsteel 1967 Brussels Belgium C

World Trade Organization

WTO 1995 Geneva Switzerland B gt

World Trade Point Federation

WTPF 2000 D t

World Union of Small and Medium Enterprises

WUSME 2010 San Marino San Marino C

World Urban Campaign

WUC Nairobi Kenya E

World Villages for Children

1964 London UK N

World Vision International

WVI 1950 Uxbridge UK B

World Welfare Association

WWA 1991 Mananwala Pakistan G

World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF 1961 Gland Switzerland F f

World Wings International

WWI 1959 New York NY USA G

World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association

WWIEA 2008 Seoul Korea Rep C

World Youth Empowerment Foundation

WYEF Adelaide SA Australia N f

World Youth Service and Enterprise

WYSE 1988 London UK G

World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce

WZCC 2000 Hinsdale IL USA F

WorldatWork

1995 Scottsdale AZ USA N

WorldFish

1975 Bayan Lepas Malaysia E

WorldGranny

2004 Amsterdam Netherlands G

WorldLoop

2011 Brussels Belgium G

WorldSkills Europe

Hazerswoude-Dorp Netherlands D y

WorldSkills International

WSI 1950 Amsterdam Netherlands B

Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies

WAEPA 1943 Falls Church VA USA N

Worldwide ERC

1964 Arlington VA USA N

Worldwide Orphans Foundation

WWO 1997 Maplewood NJ USA N f

Worldwide Support for Development

WSD Tokyo Japan G

WORLDWISE

1991 Bainbridge Island WA USA N

WOTRO Science for Global Development

1964 The Hague Netherlands G f

XBRL Europe

Brussels Belgium E y

XBRL International

1998 Clark NJ USA F

ygap

Richmond VIC Australia G

YOU Stiftung - Bildung für Kinder in Not

YOU Foundation 1992 Düsseldorf Germany G f

Young Americas Business Trust

YABT 1999 Washington DC USA G

Young Arab Women Entrepreneurs

YAWE Beirut Lebanon J

Young Entrepreneurs for Europe

YES for Europe 1988 Brussels Belgium D

YOUROPE - The European Festival Association

1998 Bonn Germany D

YourStory International

YSI Centerville MA USA N

Youth and European Social Work

YES Forum 2002 Stuttgart Germany F

Youth Business International

YBI 1999 London UK G

Youth Express Network

Y-E-N 1993 Strasbourg France F

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