It is estimated that over 600 million new jobs need to be
created by 2030, just to keep pace with the growth of the global working age
population. That’s around 40 million per year. Today’s youth will be key to any
sustainable development strategies, thus the need to ensure that there are
enough opportunities for them to participate in the global economy.
Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the
equivalent of about US$2 a day. And in too many places, having a job doesn’t
guarantee the ability to escape from poverty. This slow and uneven progress
requires us to rethink and retool our economic and social policies aimed at
eradicating poverty.
A continued lack of decent work opportunities, insufficient
investments and under-consumption lead to an erosion of the basic social
contract underlying democratic societies: that all must share in progress. .
The creation of quality jobs will remain a major challenge for almost all
economies well beyond 2015.
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create
the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs that stimulate the
economy while not harming the environment. Job opportunities and decent working
conditions are also required for the whole working age population.
A continued lack of decent work opportunities, insufficient
investments and under-consumption lead to an erosion of the basic social
contract underlying democratic societies: that all must share in progress.
This is why SDG Goal 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth is
of critical importance for Africa countries. There is a need to ensure
inclusive equitable economic growth hand in hand with the creation of decent
and sustainable jobs
The target is to create decent jobs for all people worldwide
by 2030, especially for young people and people with disabilities, and to lower
the number of young people who are unemployed and uneducated by 2020.
SOLUTIONS
The number of unemployed people is rapidly increasing every
year, and the majority of these individuals are young people. In order to
promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth for all people worldwide,
more than 470 million jobs have to be created between 2016 and 2030.
SDG 8 aims to bring about a 7% yearly gross domestic
product growth in developing countries, which in turn will result in increased
levels of economic productivity and growth among all sectors.
. This can only happen if diversification and upgrading of
technology takes place, as access to financial services is a necessity to
promote employment, entrepreneurship, and the creation of smaller businesses.
. With an increasing youthful population, Africa stands at a
special place in the agenda, considering that much of the rest of the world
population is ageing.
. It is this phenomenon that has given rise to the agitation
for Decent Work, which means opportunities for everyone to get work that is
productive and which delivers a fair income, security in the workplace and
social protection for families.
. One way of ensuring the attainment of Decent Work for all
is through improved labour market governance. Pertinent agenda include the
laws, policies and institutions which determine and influence the demand and
supply of labour.
. Labour market governance goes hand in hand with fair
working conditions as one of the essential requirements of decent work. This
includes decent wages, hours of work, rest and leave periods, adequate social
security, freedom of association, the right to bargain collectively, and an
absence of discrimination, or child labour.
Addressing challenges of poverty, inequality, labour market
governance, labour productivity to achieve rapid, inclusive sustained growth
with decent jobs will not only transform lives of ordinary citizens, but make
Africa an economic powerhouse. #SDG8 #DecentWork #YouthEmployment
#EconomicGrowth #SDGS #SharedOpportunities
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