SDGs 08
Decent Work and Economic Growth 合適的工作及經濟成長

Over the past 25 years the number of workers living in extreme poverty has declined dramatically, despite the lasting impact of the 2008 economic crisis and global recession. In developing countries, the middle class now makes up more than 34 percent of total employment – a number that has almost tripled between 1991 and 2015.

However, as the global economy continues to recover we are seeing slower growth, widening inequalities, and not enough jobs to keep up with a growing labour force. According to the International Labour Organization, more than 204 million people were unemployed in 2015.

The SDGs promote sustained economic growth, higher levels of productivity and technological innovation. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labour, slavery and human trafficking. With these targets in mind, the goal is to achieve full and productive employment, and decent work, for all women and men by 2030.

在過去的25年裡，儘管2008年的經濟危機和全球經濟衰退產生了持久的影響，但生活在極端貧困中的工人數量卻急劇下降了。在發展中國家，中產階級現在佔總就業人數的34%以上--這個數字在1991年至2015年間幾乎增加了兩倍。

然而，隨著全球經濟的持續復甦，我們看到增長放緩，不平等現象擴大，沒有足夠的工作機會來跟上不斷增長的勞動力。根據國際勞工組織的數據，2015年有超過2.04億人失業。

可持續發展目標促進經濟持續增長，提高生產力水平和技術創新。鼓勵創業和創造就業是其中的關鍵，採取有效措施消除強迫勞動、奴隸制和人口販運也是如此。考慮到這些目標，目標是到2030年實現所有婦女和男子的充分和生產性就業，以及體面的工作。

Reference: https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals