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

Centre for the Study of International Economic Relations, Campinas

1985 Campinas Brazil G

Centre for Trade Unionists - Europe

CTU-E Brentwood UK N t

Centre for UN Management Accountability

CUNMA 1998 Dennis MA USA N

Centre for Women's Development Studies

CWDS 1980 Delhi India G

Centre international de recherches et d'études en management

CIREM 1973 Westmount QC Canada N

Centre international de recherches et d'information sur l'économie publique, sociale et coopérative

CIRIEC 1947 Liège Belgium D

Centre international de ressources et de valorisation de l'information dans les filières laitières petits ruminants

CIRVAL 1993 Corte France G

Centre international de solidarité ouvrière

CISO 1975 Montréal QC Canada G

Centre international du crédit mutuel

CICM 1979 Paris France G

Centre of International and European Economic Law, Thessaloniki

1978 Thessaloniki Greece G

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific

CIRDAP 1979 Dhaka Bangladesh E g

Centre on World Economy Studies

1979 Havana Cuba G

Centre Ouest-africain de formation et d'études bancaires

COFEB 1977 Dakar Senegal E g

Centre Population et développement

Ceped 1988 Paris France G

Centre régional d'intervention pour la coopération, Reggio Calabria

1983 Reggio Calabria Italy G

Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Banda Ancha para el Desarrollo

CEABAD 2014 Managua Nicaragua E

Centro de Estudios de Demografia Histórica de América Latina

CEDHAL 1985 Sao Paulo Brazil G y

Centro de Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericanos

CEMLA 1985 Buenos Aires Argentina G

Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Laboral y Agrario

CEDLA 1985 La Paz Bolivia G

Centro de Investigación Economica para el Caribe

CIECA 1987 Santo Domingo Dominican Rep G

Centro de Investigaciones de Economia Internacional, Habana

CIEI 1970 Havana Cuba G

Centro de Investigaciones de la Economia Mundial, Habana

CIEM Havana Cuba G

Centro Desarrollo y Pesca Sustenable

CeDePesca 1997 Buenos Aires Argentina D

Centro Europeo de Empresas e Innovación

EUROCEI 1989 San Juan de Aznalfarache Spain G

Centro Interamericano de Estudios de Seguridad Social

CIESS 1963 Mexico City Mexico E

Centro Interamericano de Gerencia Politica

1991 Miami FL USA G

Centro Interamericano para el Desarrollo del Conocimiento en la Formación Profesional

OIT/Cinterfor 1963 Montevideo Uruguay E g

Centro Internacional Carlos V

1988 Madrid Spain N

Centro Internacional de Demonstración y Capacitación en Aprovechamiento de Agua de Lluvia

CIDECALL G

Centro Internacional de Direitos Económicos, Sociais e Culturais

CIDESC 2003 Lisbon Portugal G

Centro Internacional de Formação dos Trabalhadores da Indústria e Energia

CIFOTIE 1995 Lisbon Portugal G

Centro Internacional de Politica Económica para el Desarrollo Sostenible

CINPE 1995 Heredia Costa Rica G

Centro Internacional para los Derechos Humanos de los Migrantes

CIDEHUM 1999 San José Costa Rica G

Centro Latinoamericano de la Globalidad

CELAG 1997 Mexico City Mexico G

Centro Regional de Promoción de la MIPYME

CENPROMYPE 2001 San Salvador El Salvador E

Centro Studi Emigrazione, Roma

CSER 1963 Rome Italy G

Centro UNESCO del Pais Vasco

UNESCO Etxea 1991 Bilbao Spain G

Cercle d'Ethique des Affaires

CEA Paris France G

Cercle Euro-Mediterranean des Dirigeants du Textile, de l'Habillement et des Industries de la mode

CEDITH 2004 F t

CERES

1989 Boston MA USA G

CESAL

1988 Madrid Spain G

CESVI Fondazione

1985 Bergamo Italy G f

CFA Institute

1990 Charlottesville VA USA G j

Challenges Worldwide

Edinburgh UK G

Chamber of Commerce of Canada-Belgium-Luxembourg

CCCBL 1948 Brussels Belgium N

Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Belgium - Luxembourg - Africa-Caribbean-Pacific

CBL-ACP 1964 Brussels Belgium G t

Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa

CAF Southern Africa J

Charity Education International

CEI 1997 Glasgow UK G

Charity: Water

2006 New York NY USA G

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

CIPS Stamford UK N

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