Within the activities of the Sustainable Development Week, the College of Biotechnology holds a workshop entitled Decent Work and Economic Growth
As part of the activities of the Sustainable Development Week Festival held by the College of Biotechnology, a workshop was held entitled Decent Work and Economic Growth, in which Dr. Nadia Baqir Hussein and Dr. Janan Abdel Khaji and assistant lecturer Alaa Halous.
It was discussed during the workshop regarding the eighth goal of sustainable development, which is to promote comprehensive and sustainable economic growth and provide job opportunities and decent work for all.
Globally, labor productivity increased and the unemployment rate decreased. However, more progress is needed to increase employment opportunities, especially for young people, reduce informal employment and inequality in the labor market, especially with regard to the gender wage gap, promote safe working environments, and improve access to financial services to ensure sustainability and inclusive economic growth, as about half The world’s population lives on the equivalent of about $2 a day, and in many places holding a job does not guarantee the ability to escape poverty. This slow and uneven progress requires us to rethink our economic and social policies towards eradicating poverty, while using new tools o in this field.