Module 12 SDG 8

3 Pillars

1. Employment

2. International Standards of Work

3. Social Protection

Employment

 Creating decent jobs

International
Standards of Work

 Minimum wage
 Limits on hours worked

Social Protection

 Unemployment benefits

The International Labour Organization
(ILO)

advances and protects human rights
regarding:
1) Working conditions
2) Decent living standards
3) Economic security for working people
everywhere

Soft Infrastructure

Social, political and cultural
institutions that support the social services in a community
or country
➢ Examples: healthcare systems, housing, education
systems, parks and playgrounds, financial institutions,
and emergency services

Hard Infrastructure

Large physical systems necessary to
running a modern, industrialized economy.
➢ Examples: water and waste systems, bridges, roads, airports,
railways, dams, utility systems

Critical Infrastructure

All of the assets, systems and
networks – physical and virtual – that are essential to the
proper functioning of a society's economy, national public
health or safety, security
➢ Examples: communications systems, highways, buildings, clean
water

Sustainable Industrialization

Industrial
development that is linked to formal job
markets and health, safety, and environmental
standards.

Underemployed

Willing and
abled to work more than they are currently
working

Modern Slavery

force labor, debt bondage and forced marriage

Forced Labor

Being forced to work under
threat or coercion as domestic workers,
on construction sites, in sweatshops, on
farms and fishing boats or in other sectors

Debt Bondage

Being forced to work to
repay a debt and not being able to leave,
or being forced to work, and not being
able to leave because of a debt

Forced Marriage

Forced to marry
without their consent

child work

Work depriving children of their
childhood, their potential, and their
dignity, and is harmful to physical and
mental development.
 Work that mentally, physically, socially,
or morally harmful
 Work that interferes with schooling

Resilience

The capacity to plan for, respond to,
and recover from stressors and shocks

Resilience Hubs

are enhanced community centers that can support
residents and coordinate communication and resources before, during, and
after disruption or disasters

Research and Development

Activities companies
undertake to innovate and introduce new products and
services

Basic, applied and experimental research

Basic Research

Research for the sake of research
➢ engineers who are tasked to develop new products

Applied Research

Research done with a specific goal, use or
product in mind
➢ interdisciplinary teams of scientists

Experimental Research

Systematic work, drawing on
knowledge gained from research and practical experience and
producing additional knowledge

Financial Inclusion

Individuals and
enterprises can access and use a range of
appropriate and responsibly provided financial
services offered in a well-regulated
environment

Microfinance (microcredit)

Type of banking service provided to unemployed
or low-income individuals or groups who
otherwise would have no other access to
financial services
Offer low amounts ($100-$25,000), which
traditional banks do not offer. Often these
small amounts can help grow informal or
formal businesses and engage in other
profitable activities

example: Grameen Bank, Bangladesh

Public Employment Programs(PEP)

Provide construction or expansion of
public or social goods, such as
infrastructure

Payments for Ecosystem
Services (PES)

Payments to farmers or landowners
who have agreed to take certain actions
to manage their land or watersheds to
provide ecological services: clean water,
animal habitat, carbon storage, etc

Green Growth

A means to foster
economic growth and
development while
ensuring that natural
assets continue to
provide the resources
and environmental
services on which our
well-being relies.

Green Jobs

Decent jobs that
direct contribute to
environmental sustainability

Ecotourism

“Responsible travel to natural areas that
conserves the environment,
sustains the well-being of
the local people, and
involves interpretation and
education.”