What is the goal of SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth?

The goal of SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth is to promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. This goal recognizes the importance of creating opportunities for decent and productive work that can contribute to poverty eradication, social inclusion, and sustainable development.

SDG 8 aims to address various dimensions of decent work and economic growth, including job creation, entrepreneurship, labor rights, productivity, and access to financial services. It emphasizes the need to ensure that economic growth is inclusive and benefits all segments of society, particularly vulnerable groups such as women, youth, and persons with disabilities.

Key targets under SDG 8 include:

1. Achieving higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading, and innovation.
2. Promoting policies that support job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation.
3. Ensuring full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people.
4. Eradicating forced labor, modern slavery, and human trafficking.
5. Protecting labor rights and promoting safe and secure working environments for all workers.
6. Promoting sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products.
7. Enhancing the access of small-scale enterprises to financial services and markets.
8. Encouraging the formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.
9. Developing policies to promote sustainable and resilient infrastructure and industries.
10. Strengthening the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance, and financial services.

By focusing on decent work and economic growth, SDG 8 aims to create an enabling environment for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and social progress. It recognizes that economic growth should be sustainable, inclusive, and equitable, ensuring that no one is left behind in the pursuit of development.