SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all


Target 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

 

Target 8.7: 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

 

Target 8.8: Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment

  

UNODC's Alternative Development programmes, in countries most severely affected by illicit drug cultivation, support poor farmer communities involved in illicit cultivation to switch to licit income alternatives. In this process, UNODC addresses the challenges of food insecurity, sustainable agriculture, and economic growth among these communities. In particular, UNODC helps farmers to form associations in order to secure market access for their products and promote sustainable income generation over the long-term, ultimately contributing to SDG 8.

The Office's work in combatting trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants is also directly relevant to Targets 8.7 and 8.8. UNODC's research on trafficking in persons published in the biennial Global Report contains information specifically on forced labour and trafficking in children, including their use as child soldiers. Read more on this work as described under SDG 10.