
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.


Private Asset Impact Fund Report 2021

The platform economy – time for more democracy at work

The subnational politics of company-community relationships in the extractives sector

YOUTH THINKING AHEAD 2021 – The Future of Work

The ILO at 100: Showing its wrinkles or its cracks?

Childcare, Labor Supply, and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

Fieldwork in Colombia as part of the “Anthroposouth” project

The Needs of Workers and their Families in Ethiopia’s Textile and Garment Sectors

First Workshop of the Sinergia Project on Addressing Free Trade’s Negative Spillovers

Launch of the New Executive Certificate in Nature-Positive Economy: Drive Social and Economic Transformation for Sustainable Prosperity

The health workforce: a good investment
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Goal 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