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Sdgs.un.org -- link to all images in same formatting

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Breaks down how #8 misses unpaid care work and gender imbalance in labor, arguing that growth won't be fair without fixing that.

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Blog series and stories that show how people are creating decent work in action.

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up-to-date info showing that global youth unemployment remains over 3x higher than adult rates, especially among young women.

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I think I want to research youth unemployment and lack of decent work opportunities, which needs to be addressed to reach SDG #8. I will focus on sub-Saharan Africa and solutions like vocational training, entrepreneurship programs, and stronger labor protections. I want to research this since poverty is affecting a lot of young people in this region, and they are often underrepresented with unfair, unsustainable jobs. If this keeps up, they'll be stuck in a cycle of poverty and instability.

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Has multiple sources of related topics and documents under SDG 8, like youth employment to labor right issues.

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Progress towards achieving SDG8 has been challenging and the world is far from reaching most of the targets. The lingering effects of COVID-19, cost-of-living crises, trade tensions, uncertain monetary policy paths, rising debts in developing countries, and the war in Ukraine can each significantly set back global economic growth. Combined, these crises are placing the global economy under a serious threat. Global real GDP per capita is forecast to slow down in 2023, putting at risk not just employment and income but also advances in equitable pay for women and decent work for young people. Achieving SDG8 will require a wholesale reform of our morally bankrupt financial system in order to tackle rising debts, economic uncertainties and trade tensions, while promoting equitable pay and decent work for young people.

* Target 8.1: Following a sharp decline of 4.1% in 2020, global real GDP per capita increased by 5.0% in 2021. However, growth in global real GDP per capita is forecast to slow down to 2.1% in 2022 and further to 1.0% in 2023, before recovering somewhat to a growth rate of 1.8% in 2024. The growth in real GDP of LDCs slowed down from 5% in 2019 to just 0.2% in 2020 before recovering to 2.6% in 2021. It is expected that the growth in real GDP of LDCs would strengthen to 4.3% in 2022 and to 4.4% and 5.4% in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
* Target 8.2: After a sharp decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, labour productivity rebounded in 2021 by 2.4%. Productivity growth slowed in 2022, increasing by only 0.5%. However, even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, productivity growth had been slowing around the world. The latest estimates extend the downward growth trend, from an average annual rate of 1.8% between 2000-14 to 1.4% between 2015-22.
* Target 8.3: Globally, 58.0% of those employed were in informal employment in 2022, amounting to around 2 billion workers in precarious jobs, most lacking any form of social protection. Prior to the onset of the pandemic, the incidence of informal employment had been slowly declining and stood at 57.8% in 2019. The pandemic resulted in a disproportionate job loss for informal workers, particularly for women, in 2020. The subsequent recovery from COVID-19 has been driven by informal employment, which has caused a slight increase in the incidence of informality.
* Target 8.5: Equal treatment in employment, including fair and equitable earnings, is fundamental for achieving decent work for all. The median gender pay gap across 102 countries is approximately 14%. However, this calculation is only based on average hourly earnings, thus not controlling for characteristics such as the sector or occupation, educational level or amount of work experience.
* Target 8.5: The global unemployment rate declined significantly in 2022, falling to 5.8% from a peak of 6.9% in 2020 as economies began recovering from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite an uncertain global economic outlook, unemployment is projected to increase only moderately, as a large part of the shock is being absorbed by falling real wages in an environment of accelerating inflation. Global unemployment is projected to edge up slightly in 2023, by around 3 million, to reach 208 million, corresponding to an unemployment rate of 5.8%.
* Target 8.6: Globally, nearly one in four (23.5%) young people were not in education, employment, or training (NEET) in 2022. Although this is a slight decrease since 2020, when the NEET rate was at an all-time high, it remains above the 2015 baseline of 22.2% and a long way from the 2030 target.
* Target 8.7: The latest estimates indicate that the number of children in child labour rose to 160 million worldwide at the beginning of 2020 - an increase of 8.4 million children in the last four years. This translates to almost 1 in 10 of all children in child labour worldwide.
* Target 8.9: The share of tourism in global GDP nearly halved in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 data shows a very modest 6% upturn, indicating that tourism's economic contribution is on the path to recovery.
* Target 8.10: Accelerated adoption of digital solutions is transforming access to finance. Globally, in 2021, 76% of adults had an account at a bank or regulated institution such as a credit union, microfinance institution, or a mobile money service provider, an increase from 62% in 2014.

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Goal 8 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

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Global Youth Employment trends in Sub saharan Africa

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Global Youth Employment trends in Sub saharan Africa

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21% of young people in sub saharan Africa are NEET (without education, employment, etc.), which is way above the global average.

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SDG 8 – Reclaiming the socioeconomic transformation space for realizing SDG 8 in Africa

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By Trywell Kalusopa, African Labour Research Network (ALRN), ITUC-Africa

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This report provides a 20th-anniversary overview of global youth employment. It highlights that youth not in education employment or training rates remain high, and specifically highlights sub-saharan Africa as the source of that.

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This report represents the 20th anniversary publication of the ILO's Global Employment Trends for Youth (hereafter "GET for Youth"). As an anniversary edition, this GET for Youth looks back on what has been achieved since the dawn of the twenty-first century while also looking ahead to what may lay in store for youth employment in an era characterized by crises and uncertainties.

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Malawians were forced off their land by droughts, which disrupts their shelter, food, and a way to make money to afford living.

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Suggests that a new SDG 8 that supports sustainability and welfare without depending on constant economic growth

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PROMOTE BENEFICIAL AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

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PROMOTE BENEFICIAL AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

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Tourism can promote jobs, local cultures, and products.

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UN Page listing current projects from several countries, targeting decent work and economic growth.

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How can Sub-Saharan African countries create sustainable jobs for their youth while reducing dependence on informal work? (such as street vending, home-based work, and work not protected by legal frameworks)

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Provides data and policy insights on employment trends

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The OECD helps countries to develop strong and innovative employment policies at both the national and local level in order to promote the creation of more and better jobs. The green transition, population ageing and the digital transition are causing long-term shifts in people's job opportunities and skill needs, while many groups still do not have equal opportunities in OECD labour markets.

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ILOs perspective on how SDG 8 connects to employment, labor rights, and ending child labor

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Sustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

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Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

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FULL EMPLOYMENT AND DECENT WORK WITH EQUAL PAY

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FULL EMPLOYMENT AND DECENT WORK WITH EQUAL PAY

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By initiating equal pay, it removes the issues of inequality and benefits the whole society.

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Focuses on how job creation reduces poverty and how policies can bring up policies for workers worldwide.

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Jobs are the most reliable pathway out of poverty. Sustained and inclusive economic growth, driven by a productive private sector, creates jobs and leads to increases in living standards.

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Jobs are the most reliable pathway out of poverty. Sustained and inclusive economic growth, driven by a productive private sector, creates jobs and leads to increases in living standards.

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IMPROVE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY IN CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

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IMPROVE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY IN CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

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By improving resource efficiency in consumption and production, it fosters a less aggressive style of taking an excess amount of materials to produce.

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Although slavery isn't as big of an issue as it was a few centuries ago, it still affects our society today. There are many cases of slavery, especially child slavery, which needs to be taken care of.

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There can be a progressive increase in economic productivity when there is more diversity.

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PROMOTE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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PROMOTE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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By educating the youth, they can make better educated decisions--especially within our government and their community.

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PROMOTE POLICIES TO SUPPORT JOB CREATION AND GROWING ENTERPRISES

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PROMOTE POLICIES TO SUPPORT JOB CREATION AND GROWING ENTERPRISES

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By supporting job creation and growing enterprises, they entire society flourishes as a whole.