- Discover resources to help you explore SDG 8 issues
- Learn about other people and organizations working on economic and work issues
RESEARCH AND POWERFUL ACTION IDEAS
Here are some things to explore within SDG 8. Click each tab to learn more.
Resources
United Nations
Main UN SDG site that lists all targets for this SDG.
UN SDGs
This UN website gives a good overview of SDG 8, that is concise and approachable.
International Labor Organization Statistics
ILOSTAT has a wealth of information on labour statistics, from free access to almost 100 million data points to extensive statistical guidance.
World Economic Forum
The WEF Future of Jobs Report has lots of good information on the economic situation and job markets around the world.
Our World in Data
Some really good data visualizations and additional datasets can be found here.
Eurostat: SDG 8
This website is focused on the European Union, but it has some good information and statistics around economic growth and labor.
Organizations
Fundación Paraguaya
focuses on entrepreneurship and microfinance to eliminate poverty. They offer self-sufficiency programs, vocational training, and support for small businesses in 59 countrires around the world.
Youth Empolyment Services Canada
provides employment services to young people, including job search assistance, skills training, and mentorship programs.
Public Services International
by BRAC deliver remote, playful learning experiences for children ages three to six in Uganda to support their development of critical cognitive and social skills.
Self-Employed Women's Association
is a trade union that empowers women working in the informal economy by providing them with support through microfinance, training, and advocacy for labor rights.
Goodweave International
works to end child labor in global supply chains, particularly in South Asia's carpet industry and other sectors.
Youth Business International
focuses on youth entrepreneurship, equipping underserved young people with the skills, confidence, and connections they need to become successful, responsible business owner.s
Cool People and Projects
Nazma Akter, a Bangladeshi labor activist, started working in garment factories at age 11 and is a prominent advocate for workers’ rights in the garment industry. She founded Awaj Foundation and heads several labor unions
Megan Rapinoe, a USA team soccer star, filed a lawsuit—along with several teammates—for pay equity in women’s soccer. This led to a historic agreement in 2022 on a new 50-50 split that pays women and men on the national soccer teams the same salary and prize money.
Ai-jen Poo is an American labor activist, advocating for domestic workers’ rights and better working conditions. She is the founder of Domestic Workers United, an organization of Caribbean, Latina, and African nannies, housekeepers, and elderly caregivers in New York. She now directs the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Equity and Transformation (EAT) is a community-led organization founded by and for post-incarcerated people in Chicago, USA. Their mission is to build social and economic equity for Black workers engaged in the informal economy: economic activities, enterprises, jobs, and workers that are not regulated or protected by the state.
Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for his work in fighting child labor and advocating for children’s rights. He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), saving children from slavery, trafficking, and forced labor. He organized the Global March Against Child Labour, a worldwide movement pushing for policy changes to protect children.
Mobile Apps for SDG 8
Farm Work Welfare App
intended for employers and workers to help them guard against becoming victims of illegal labour providers and forced labour. Developed by the Clewer Initiative in the UK.
Our RIghts Cambodian Labor Law
aims to improve the knowledge of garment factory workers on their rights and obligations under the Cambodian labor law and occupational health and safety regulations in the workplace.
Artisan Mart
by team Girls-Pro-Stem Iju from Nigeria tackles the issue of unemployment by transforming Nigeria's artisanal industry by connecting artisans with prospective buyers.
Made by a Technovation team
urfuture
hopes to help young people find jobs using data, AI & science to find roles that are the perfect match for them.
Easy Future
by team Kernel Code of Spain is targeted to students and connects them to professional mentors through a social network.
Made by a Technovation team
DON'T STOP THERE
- Follow people who are working in this space – check out their social media pages to learn more and possibly contact them.
- Reach out to local universities (or even remote!) where people are researching climate.
- Scroll to the bottom of websites and papers to look at the bibliography – many great links can lead you to more projects and information.
