Decent Work And Economic Growth - The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8

UN definition: "By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training."

Definition: Indicator 8.6.1 is the "proportion of youth (aged 15–24 years) not in education, employment or training".



Current data for this indicator reports the share of young people (aged 15-29 years) not in education, employment, or training (NEET) in a given year.

Goal: "Substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training".

Unlike most SDG targets set for the year 2030, this is set to be achieved by 2020.

UN definition: "Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms."

Definition: Indicator 8.7.1 is the "proportion and number of children aged 5–17 years engaged in child labor, by sex and age".





Current data for this indicator reports the share of children aged 5-17 years old in employment (working for at least one hour in the week previous to the survey). This is also shown available by sex.

Goal: "End child labor in all its forms" by 2025.

UN definition: "Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment."

Definition: Indicator 8.8.1 is the "frequency rates of fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries, by sex and migrant status".





Data for this indicator reports the frequency rates of non-fatal and fatal occupational injuries by country. This is measured as the number of injuries per 100,000 employees.

Goal: "Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers" by 2030.