Goal 8 of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”. UN member-states, including the Philippines, committed to conduct regular and inclusive reviews of their progress at the national and subnational levels. This infographic aims to shed light on the progress the country is making to achieve Goal 8 by showing data on some indicators. It also outlines the challenges and constraints it is facing and provides some recommendations.
This infographic is based on PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2019-10 titled “The Philippines’ Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable Development Goals” written by Celia Reyes, Jose Ramon Albert, Aubrey Tabuga, Arkin Arboneda, Jana Flor Vizmanos, and Carlos Cabaero. The first author is president, the second author is senior research fellow, the third author is research fellow, the fourth and fifth authors are research specialists, and the sixth author is research analyst of PIDS. This publication may be downloaded here: https://www.pids.gov.ph/publications/6901.
