SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 7: ENERGÍA ASEQUIBLE Y NO CONTAMINANTE |
“We must reflect on this slow and uneven progress and review our economic and social policies aimed at eradicating poverty”
To promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all by 2030.
- In 2017, the global unemployment rate stood at 5.6%, down from 6.4% in 2000.
- Globally, 61% of workers were in informal employment in 2016. With the exception of the agricultural sector, 51% of all workers fell into this employment category.
- Men earn 12.5% more than women in 40 of 45 countries for which data are available.
COVID-19 has altered billions of lives and endangered the global economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is forecasting a global recession as bad or worse than that of 2009. As job losses intensify, the International Labour Organization estimates that nearly half of all workers worldwide are at risk of losing their livelihoods.
- Promote “take your kids to work” day.
- Reward a job well done (People respond well to reward systems)
- Provide food to low-income workers. Hunger reduces productivity.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 9: INDUSTRIA, INNOVACIÓN E INFRAESTRUCTURA |
