
At the Graduate Institute, more than ten professors, researchers and students work on SDG 8. Their work ranges from academic courses on work, labour and practice, to research projects, such as a project examining skills development policies and Information Communication Technologies, as well as academic and policy-oriented publications and events. We also offer an Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices.


Lagging Behind: Understanding the Slow Progress of Implementing Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-conforming Workers’ Rights at the UN in Geneva

Migration and Labor Market Inequality: The Role of Skills, Gender and Trade

Medical Countermeasures and Trade in Essential Goods and Services

CFD-ILO workshop on Job Creation and Inclusive Growth: China’s Experience and International Evidence

Managing complexity in the platform economy: self-regulation and the cross-border social dialogue route

Towards a Unified Impact Measurement Framework for Impact Investing: a Pilot Study

Employment and Decent Work in Fragile Settings

Geneva Trade Week 2021

A green recovery plan for Israel

Rethinking the Agency of “Governed” Subjects

Growth, war and pandemics: Europe in the very long-run
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View moreGoal 8 aims to sustain economic growth, while at the same time making it inclusive and sustainable. The UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform places the focus in its progress report on “increasing labour productivity, reducing the unemployment rate, especially for young people, and improving access to financial services and benefits are essential components of sustained and inclusive economic growth”. Read more about Goal 8