The Global Goals: 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth

I must admit that this is one of the goals that I sort of glanced at and then brushed over because I saw others as more important, but the truth is that this is just as important as the other goals, it's just in a different way.

This relates to getting people into work, with focus on getting young people and those with disabilities a job, and with equal pay between men and women too.
 

The targets for goal 8 are:

• Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances, and at least 7 per cent annual GDP growth in least-developed countries
• Achieve higher levels of productivity of economies through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation
• Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises including through access to financial services
• Improve global resource efficiency in consumption and production, and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation with developed countries taking the lead
• Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men and equal pay for work of equal value
• By 2020 substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
• Take immediate measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of child labour, eradicate forced labour, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms including recruitment and use of child soldiers
• Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers
• Devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism which creates jobs, promotes local culture and products
• Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
• Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Least Developed Countries
• By 2020 develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment

 

Do you think is goal is important? Will you be promoting this goal?