{"id":1506,"date":"2025-09-14T12:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T12:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/?page_id=1506"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:17:16","slug":"goal-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/goal-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1506\" class=\"elementor elementor-1506\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kpUIW2l e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"kpUIW2l\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qrHu476 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"qrHu476\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3db622 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3db622\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4ffde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4ffde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Goal<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f3466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f3466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f1115; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1072 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_08-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_08-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_08-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_08-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_08-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_08.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Goal 8 aims to &#8220;promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">For Ghana, this means creating enough quality jobs\u2014especially for its large youth population\u2014while transitioning workers from the informal sector to formal, protected employment. Key priorities include fostering entrepreneurship, supporting resilient sectors like technology and agriculture, ensuring fair wages and safe working conditions, and achieving economic growth that actively reduces poverty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d8cdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26d8cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95172a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95172a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Community Success<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a8d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a8d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f1115; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2642 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_8-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_8-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_8-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_8-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_8-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_8-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_8-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p>This is driven by the rise of\u00a0<strong>local youth entrepreneurship hubs and agricultural cooperatives<\/strong>. These community-based initiatives provide training, access to capital, and market linkages, empowering young people and smallholder farmers to create sustainable businesses and generate decent livelihoods within their own communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-HdMwaCo e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"HdMwaCo\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nZUp7QU e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"nZUp7QU\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-sr3fTgj elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"sr3fTgj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-HYJ2GtQ elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"HYJ2GtQ\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKey Statistics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f6544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96f6544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th><strong>SDG Indicator<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Statistic (latest year)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source &amp; Implication<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>8.1.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita<\/td><td><strong>0.4% (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td>Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). Shows modest growth following recent economic challenges, indicating a path toward stabilization and recovery.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.3.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Proportion of informal employment<\/td><td><strong>87% (2023)<\/strong><\/td><td>GSS. Highlights the dominant role of the informal sector, guiding policies for formalization, social protection, and productivity enhancement.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.5.2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Unemployment rate<\/td><td><strong>14.7% (2023)<\/strong><\/td><td>GSS. Reflects labor market pressures but informs targeted job creation and skills development programs, especially for youth.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.6.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET)<\/td><td><strong>19.7% (2023)<\/strong><\/td><td>GSS. Underscores the need for focused interventions to engage young people in productive learning and work opportunities.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.9.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP<\/td><td><strong>1.7% of GDP (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td>Ghana Tourism Authority. Shows the sector&#8217;s recovery and growth potential post-pandemic as a source of jobs and foreign exchange.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.10.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 (b) Number of ATMs per 100,000 adults<\/td><td><strong>12.8 (2023)<\/strong><\/td><td>Bank of Ghana. Indicates stable access to basic financial infrastructure, supporting financial inclusion.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.b.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 National strategy for youth employment<\/td><td><strong>Multiple active programs (e.g., NEIP, NABCO) (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td>Ministry of Employment. 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id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.1.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card goal-target col-md-12\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"goal-header\"><div><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.2.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.3<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">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<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.3.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.4<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Improve progressively, through 2030, global 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<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.4.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.4.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.5<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">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<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.5.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.5.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>8.6<\/p><p>By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>8.6.1<\/p><p>Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>8.7<\/p><p>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<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>8.7.1<\/p><p>Proportion and number of children aged 5\u201117 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8.8\nProtect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.8.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.8.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t8.9\nBy 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.9.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.10<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.10.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>(<em>a<\/em>) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (<em>b<\/em>) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.10.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card goal-target col-md-12\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"goal-header\"><div><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.a<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"indicators\"><div class=\"indicators-header\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card goal-target col-md-12\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"goal-header\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.a.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.b<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">8.b.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"progress-and-info-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"progress-and-info-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"dad65929\">\n<div class=\"_4f9bf79 d7dc56a8 _43c05b5\">\n<div class=\"ds-message _656c965\">\n<div class=\"ds-markdown\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Resilient Economic Sectors:<\/strong>\u00a0Despite global shocks, sectors like\u00a0<strong>ICT and FinTech<\/strong>\u00a0have shown remarkable growth. Mobile money transactions reached\u00a0<strong>GH\u00a21.4 trillion (~$118 billion)<\/strong>\u00a0in 2023 (Bank of Ghana), fostering financial inclusion and creating new digital economic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong>\u00a0The data reveals that while Ghana&#8217;s economy shows signs of\u00a0<strong>recovery and has vibrant sectors like digital finance<\/strong>, it struggles with\u00a0<strong>structural challenges<\/strong>. These include\u00a0<strong>high informality<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>insufficient job creation<\/strong>\u2014particularly for the youth\u2014and\u00a0<strong>slow poverty reduction<\/strong>, indicating that economic growth has not been fully inclusive or transformative enough to create decent work for all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c9d7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81c9d7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609ecd0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"609ecd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-7\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt; Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28cf84 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c28cf84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-9\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1968ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1968ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d17477 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1d17477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-7\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt; Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c348fa elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c348fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-9\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goal Goal 8 aims to &#8220;promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.&#8221; For Ghana, this means creating enough quality jobs\u2014especially for its large youth population\u2014while transitioning workers from the informal sector to formal, protected employment. Key priorities include fostering entrepreneurship, supporting resilient sectors like technology and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1506","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1506"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4073,"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1506\/revisions\/4073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}