Prelim Unit Exam (Module 2) Questions
with complete verified solutions (graded
A+)
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full
and productive employment and decent work for all. - answer SDG 8 -
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Endorsed 25-27 Sept 2015 in NY; came into effect on January 1, 2016 -
answer SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
8.1 - answer Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with
national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross
domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries.
8.2 - answer Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through
diversification, technological up- grading and innovation, including
through a focus on high-value added and labour- intensive sectors.
8.3 - answer 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.
8.4 - answer Improve progressively, through 2030, glo- bal resource
efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple
economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance
with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable
consumption and production, with developed countries taking the
lead.
8.5 - answer By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and
decent work for all women and men, including for young people and
persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
(Inclusive Employment)
8.6 - answer By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not
in employment, education or training. (Eradicate Child Labor)
8.7 - answer 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.(Eradicate Slavery, Human Trafficking, Child
Labor)