© UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe DECENT WORK AND 30 million: ECONOMIC GROWTH: Number of jobs required WHY IT MATTERS every for new What’s the goal here? Organization (ILO), 5.6 per year cent of the global popula- To promote inclusive and tion were unemployed as entrants to the sustainable economic of 2017. In 2018, the total growth, employment and number of unemployed labour market decent work for all. people remains high - Why? above 192 million - and it is to keep up with harder to find decent jobs. Poverty eradication is the growth only possible through How many jobs stable and well-paid are needed? of the global jobs. Nearly 2.2 billion 470 million jobs are people live below the needed globally for new working age US$1.90 poverty line. entrants to the labour How many people market between 2016 population. are unemployed? and 2030, just to keep up with the growth of According to the the global working age International Labour population. That’s around productive and delivers playing field so that all 30 million per year. a fair income, security in aspiring youth can attain the workplace and social productive employment So if they all got a job will protection for families, regardless of their gender, extreme poverty end? better prospects for income level or socio-eco- personal development nomic background. In addition to creating and social integration. jobs, we also need to Governments can work It is also important that improve conditions for the to build dynamic, sus- all women and men are some 783 million women tainable, innovative and given equal opportuni- and men who are working, people-centred econo- ties in the workplace. but not earning enough to mies, promoting youth lift themselves and their A continued lack of decent employment and wom- families out of poverty. work opportunities, insuf- en’s economic empow- ficient investments and erment, in particular, and In addition, women and under-consumption lead decent work for all. girls must enjoy equal to an erosion of the basic access to equal oppor- Local authorities and social contract underlying tunities with men and communities can renew democratic societies: that boys for employment. and plan their cities and all must share in progress. human settlements so as I have a job. Why does What can we do to to foster community cohe- this matter to me? sion and personal security fix these issues? and to stimulate innova- Society as a whole ben- Providing youth the best tion and employment. efits when more people opportunity to transition are being productive and To find out more to a decent job calls for contributing to their coun- about Goal #8 and investing in education try’s growth. Productive other Sustainable and training of the high- employment and “decent Development Goals, visit: est possible quality, pro- work” are key elements viding youth with skills http://www.un.org/ to achieving fair glo- that match labour market sustainabledevelopment balization and poverty demands, giving them reduction. In addition, access to social protection unemployment can lead to and basic services regard- unrest and disrupt peace less of their contract type, if it is left unaddressed. as well as levelling the What does “decent work” mean? Decent work means opportunities for every- one to get work that is .