Private finance for inclusive growth, employment and decent work for all (SDG 8)
Room: BB12
Description
SDG 8 promotes “sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”. The fact that 30 million African youth are expected to enter the labour market every year by 2030 makes this one of the most pressing challenges facing sustainable development. Beyond employment creation, SDG 8 also calls for reducing informal employment, narrowing the gender pay gap and improving working conditions. How can development finance institutions and private actors work better together to direct investment towards SDG 8 while aligning with countries’ national priorities? How can they promote quality employment creation in developing countries? And how can they measure the direct and indirect impacts of their investment on the quantity and quality of jobs created?
