The International Labour Organisation has that global employment growth will be only by one per cent in 2023, less than half of 2022. According to ILO, global unemployment is expected to rise by around three million in 2023 to 208 million. The Assistant Director-General of Jobs and Social Protection Cluster, ILO, Mia Seppo, in a release, said, “The cost-of-living crisis is pushing more people into poverty, including working poverty. ILO said SDG Goal 8, which brings together social, economic, and environmental targets, has an impact on all other Agenda 2030 goals. “This will be among the key questions to be addressed at the SDG Summit in New York in September.”“This is where Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 plays a crucial role.

Source: Punch August 09, 2023 13:07 UTC