
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.


Toward a New Dialogue: WTO & Business

E-Commerce Terminology for Trade Policy Negotiators

Double Agents and the Making of Globalisation: How Global Boardrooms Shape the World Polity

The Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS) Launch Statement

African Futures: Digital Labor and Blockchain Technology

Freedom or Labour: Deconstructing work at the FIFDH

Platform Capitalism, Platform Cooperativism and their Effects on Workers’ Satisfaction

Socially Responsible Banking: Money as a Vehicle for Social Change

Openness, Innovation and Productivity: Evidence from Enterprise Surveys

Using Employee Stock Ownership Plans to Democratize Labour-Based Platforms

Geneva Trade Week 2021
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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