Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

Decent Work and Economic Growth


Goal 8 is about promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.

Multiple crises are placing the global economy under serious threat. Global real GDP per capita growth is forecast to slow down in 2023 and with ever increasing challenging economic conditions, more workers are turning to informal employment.

Globally, labour productivity has increased and the unemployment rate has decreased. However, more progress is needed to increase employment opportunities, especially for young people, reduce informal employment and labour market inequality (particularly in terms of the gender pay gap), promote safe and secure working environments, and improve access to financial services to ensure sustained and inclusive economic growth.

The global unemployment rate declined significantly in 2022, falling to 5.4 per cent from a peak of 6.6 per cent in 2020 as economies began recovering from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. This rate was lower than the pre-pandemic level of 5.5 per cent in 2019.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

European Federation of Joint Management Societies of Producers for Private Audiovisual Copying

EUROCOPYA Paris France D

European Federation of Management Consultancies Associations

1960 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of Managerial Staff in the Chemical and Allied Industries

FECCIA 1956 Berlin Germany D t

European Federation of Managers in the Banking Sector

D

European Federation of Managers in the Steel Industry

1952 Paris France D t

European Federation of National Associations and International Companies of Contact Lens and Contact Lens Care Product Manufacturers

EUROMCONTACT 1989 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless

1989 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of Productivity Services

EFPS 1961 Hamburg Germany D

European Federation of Public Service Unions

EPSU 1978 Brussels Belgium D y

European Federation of Railway Trackworks Contractors

EFRTC 1997 Paris France D

European Federation of Salaried Doctors

1964 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of Social Employers

2007 D y

European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit, Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit and Vegetables, Processed Fishery Products, Spices, Honey and Similar Foodstuffs

FRUCOM 1960 Brussels Belgium D t

European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services

1981 Brussels Belgium D

European Federation of Wine and Spirit Importers and Distributors

1973 Brussels Belgium E

European Financial Management Association

EFMA 1994 Norfolk VA USA D

European Financial Services Round Table

EFR 2001 Brussels Belgium F

European Fisheries Alliance

EUFA Brussels Belgium E t

European Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Organization

EFARO 1989 Ijmuiden Netherlands D

European Fisheries Control Agency

EFCA 2005 Vigo Spain E g

European Fishing Tackle & Trade Association

EFTTA 1981 Brussels Belgium D vt

European Fismeal and Fish Oil Producers

European Fishmeal 1963 Copenhagen Denmark E t

European Flavour Association

EFFA 1961 Brussels Belgium E

European Football for Development Network

EFDN 2014 Breda Netherlands F

European Forecasting Research Association for the Macro-Economy

EUROFRAME 1998 D y

European Forestry Commission

EFC 1947 Geneva Switzerland E g

European Forum for Animal Welfare Councils

EuroFAWC 2006 Brussels Belgium F

European Forum of the insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases

European FORUM 1992 Brussels Belgium F

European Foundation for Business Qualification

EFBQ Zeist Netherlands F f

European Foundation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children

Child Focus 1997 Brussels Belgium G f

European Foundation for South Asian Studies

EFSAS Amsterdam Netherlands F f

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Eurofound 1975 Dublin Ireland F fg

European Foundry Equipment Suppliers Association, The

CEMAFON 1972 Frankfurt-Main Germany D

European Franchise Federation

EFF 1972 Brussels Belgium D

European Franchise Lawyers Association

EF LAW 1992 Tübingen Germany D

European Free Alliance

EFA 1981 Brussels Belgium F

European Fresh Produce Association

FRESHFEL Europe 2002 Brussels Belgium D t

European Fund and Asset Management Association

EFAMA 1974 Brussels Belgium D

European Furniture Industries Confederation

EFIC 2006 Brussels Belgium D t

European Gay and Lesbian Managers Association

egma 2005 D

European Graduate School for Training in Economic and Social Historical Research

ESTER Utrecht Netherlands E

European Group of Automotive Recycling Associations

EGARA 1991 Woerden Netherlands F

European Health Industry Business Communications Council

EHIBCC 1991 The Hague Netherlands F t

European Health Management Association

EHMA 1966 Brussels Belgium D y

European Heat Pump Association

EHPA 2000 Brussels Belgium D yt

European Historical Economics Society

EHES 1991 D

European Homeworking Group

1994 Leeds UK E

European Horizons

2015 New Haven CT USA G

European Hospital and Healthcare Employers' Association

HOSPEEM 2005 Brussels Belgium D

European Hotel Managers Association

EHMA 1974 Rome Italy D v

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