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

Sewn Products Equipment and Suppliers of the Americas

SPESA 1990 Raleigh NC USA N

SGI Europe

1961 Brussels Belgium E

Share Our Strength

SOS 1984 Washington DC USA G

Shell Foundation

2000 London UK G f

Shelter for Life

SFL 1979 Maple Grove MN USA G

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 Enterprise Education and Promotion Network

SEEP 1985 Arlington VA USA G

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

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