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

Crafts Center

1986 Silver Spring MD USA G

Crans Montana Forum

1986 Sion Switzerland F c

Crawford School of Economics and Government

1998 Canberra ACT Australia G

Creative Media Business Alliance

CMBA 2004 F y

Crime Stoppers International

CSI 1976 Amersfoort Netherlands F

Crimmigration Control - International Net of Studies

CINETS 2011 F

Critical Raw Materials Alliance

CRM Alliance Brussels Belgium D y

CropLife Europe

1992 Brussels Belgium D

Cross Border Benefits Alliance-Europe

CBBA-Europe 2017 Brussels Belgium D

Cross International

Pompano Beach FL USA G

CSR Europe

1995 Brussels Belgium F

CSSI Community

J

CTTE

S c

CULINARIA EUROPE

2010 Bonn Germany D

Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture

CNFA 1986 Washington DC USA G

Cultural Vistas

2011 New York NY USA G

Cuso International

1961 Ottawa ON Canada G

Customs Convention Concerning Facilities for the Importation of Goods for Display or Use at Exhibitions, Fairs, Meetings or Similar Events

1961 Brussels Belgium T g

Customs Convention Concerning Welfare Material for Seafarers

1964 Brussels Belgium T g

Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats

1956 T g

Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles

1956 T g

Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Packings

1960 Brussels Belgium T g

Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Pedagogic Material

1970 Brussels Belgium T g

Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles

1954 T g

Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Professional Equipment

1961 Brussels Belgium T g

Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Scientific Equipment

1968 Brussels Belgium T g

Cyan International

2009 Didcot UK G

Cyber Rights Organization

CRO The Hague Netherlands J

Cyprus International Institute of Management

CIIM 1990 Nicosia Cyprus G j

D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation

D-8 1997 Istanbul Türkiye D g

Damien Foundation - Voluntary Organization for Leprosy and TB Control

AF 1964 Brussels Belgium G f

Danish Atlantic Treaty Association

DATA 1950 Copenhagen Denmark G

Danish Institute for Human Rights

DIHR 2002 Copenhagen Denmark G j

Danish International Investment Funds

Copenhagen Denmark G fg

Danish Refugee Council

DRC 1956 Copenhagen Denmark G y

Danish Trade Union Council for International Development Cooperation

LO/FTF Council 1987 Copenhagen Denmark G t

Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

Salesian Sisters 1872 Rome Italy R

Daughters of St Mary of Providence

DSMP 1881 Rome Italy R

Daughters of St Mary of the Presentation

1826 Broons France R

Daughters of the Holy Spirit

1706 Rennes France R

David and Elaine Potter Charitable Foundation

2000 J f

David Anderson Africa Trust

DAAT Wingrave UK N

Debt Relief International

DRI 1997 London UK G

Decent Work City Network

DWCN J

Declaration by the Governments Signatories of the Agreement of May 28th 1937, for the Promotion of Commercial Exchanges

1938 T g

Déclaration des Principes Directeurs de L'utilisation de la Radiodiffusion par Satellites pour la Libre Circulation de L'information, L'extension de L'éducation et le Développement des échanges Culturels

1972 T g

Declaration on the Juridical Personality of Foreign Companies

1936 T g

Decom Mission

2010 Westhill UK G t

Deep Ocean Water Applications Society

DOWAS 1997 Saga Japan J

Defend International

DI 2007 Kolbotn Norway F

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