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SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth. SDG 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Endorsed 25-27 Sept 2015 in NY; came into effect on January 1, 2016. DECENT WORK.

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SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth

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  1. SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth

  2. SDG 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Endorsed 25-27 Sept 2015 in NY; came into effect on January 1, 2016

  3. DECENT WORK Advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of: • freedom, • equity, • security, and • human dignity

  4. GOAL 8 Targets: Targets correlate with ILO’s daily operational work • Target 8.3 – Promote development support activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation and encourage the formalization economic growth of micro through access to financial services • Target 8.4 – Improve resources efficiency in accordance with sustainable consumption and production with developed countries taking the lead. • Target 8.5 – Achieve full employment for all women and men, including young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

  5. Target 8.6 – by 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) • Target 8.7 – take measure to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking eliminate worst forms or all forms of child labour. • Target 8.8 – protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers e.g migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment. • Target 8.9 – By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

  6. Target 8.10 – Expanding the access to financial services • Target 8.b – By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization

  7. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SAMOA

  8. TARGET 8.5 • Samoa Decent Work Country Programme 2013-2016 • Priority 2 – Young women and men have greater access to information and employment services to support their transitions from school to work e.g E-platform YEP • ILO Ratified Conventions:- • C111 – Discrimination Convention • C 100 – Equal Remuneration Convention

  9. TARGET 8.3 & 8.6 • Samoa National Action Plan on YE • Internship Programme • Youth Employment Seminar Series • Created an Youth Entrepreneurship Award • Green Works Youth Contractors • Youth Employment Programme (YEP) • Increase employability of youth. • Village-based youth entrepreneurship & empowerment of youth in the informal economy.

  10. TARGET 8.7 • Rapid Assessment Survey on Street Vendors in Apia – November 2014 • Survey Recommendation • Scoping Study Findings • Child Labour Taskforce Group • ILO CONVENTIONS RATIFIED • C29 – Forced Labour • C105 – Abolition of Force Labour • C138 – Minimum Age Convention • C 182 – Worst form of Child labour

  11. TARGET 8.8 • Samoa National Tripartite Forum • Protect Labour rights • Promote safe & secure working environment • Enforcement of LERA & OSH • Strengthen tripartite capacity • Samoa National Employment Policy • Integrating productive employment at all levels to support the creation of more and better jobs • Samoa Labour Migration Policy.

  12. TARGET 8.b • SNAP on YE • Green Works on Green Jobs • SNEP • Labour Market Demand & Supplies • Labour Market Institution • YEP • Increasing youth employability & empower youth in the informal economy

  13. LOOKING AHEAD

  14. Target 8.2– YEP focus on establishing of the Incubator (Youth Centre) to provide trainings for youth entrepreneurship to increase employability and productivity. • Target 8.4 increase of youth engagement in Green Works for Green Jobs with respect to programmes develop by ILO on climate change impact. • Target 8.9 encourage the more opportunities for youth to attend Vocational community course that should offer either by the community (handicrafts, carving) or by vocational school after high schools. • Target 8.10 mainstreaming of the macro-finance for youth entrepreneurship with beginning & establishment of their business

  15. CHALLENGES • Implications of an universal agenda for developed and developing countries: from LDCs to HICs • Measuring Progress • How can we collaborate • Leverage

  16. WAY FORWARD • Potential for collaboration • Conduct Research for evidence base-policy decisions and SDG prioritization • Support constituents through projects & programmes • Capacity Building (awareness) • Decent Work Agenda in SDGs

  17. FAAFETAI TELE LAVA

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