SDG 8. Decent work and economic growth

Presentation - State of affairs

Tens of millions of people worldwide still do not have access to employment. Sustainable, inclusive, sustained economic growth based on decent work for all will help improve mankind’s living conditions. That is why France is supporting the EU Aid for Trade Strategy, a pillar for development. Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) seek to foster dialogue and cooperation in the economic and trade fields with ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) countries.

Certain populations, such as young people, remain particularly vulnerable to the scourge of unemployment. France promotes training suited to the jobs market in order to support strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and to foster young people’s access to decent jobs via the 2017-2021 education, vocational training and integration strategies. The 2013-2017 Gender and Development strategy includes the goal of equal pay for equal work and girls’ schooling. This strategy will be renewed in 2017. SDG 8 lays the ground for the proportion of young people schooled and trained in a profession to have grown considerably by 2030, and for child labour to have disappeared.

United Nations Targets for 2030

Ministry Projects

Examples of projects (in French)

• AFD – Contributing to the creation of jobs for young people and to the economic recovery of the far North of Cameroon, January 2017

Ministry publications (in French)

• French Strategy for education and professional training and integration, 2017-2021

Publications by implementing agencies

• AFD - Intra-country inequalities : what reforms for a more inclusive growth?

Useful links

• SDG 8 on the UN website
• SDG 8 on the website UN Women

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