8. End Unemployment
Promote sustainable economic growth as well as full and productive employment for all Americans.
8.1
Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances.
8.2
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation.
8.3
Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services.
8.4
Improve progressively, through 2030, national resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation.
8.5
By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men.
8.6
By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training.
8.7
Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced, unpaid and underpaid labor and by 2025 end child labor in all its forms.
8.8
Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers.
8.9
By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism nationwide.
8.10
Strengthen the capacity to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all.
8.a
Increase aid for international trade support.
8.b
By 2020, develop and operationalize a national strategy for youth employment.