Worldwide, labour productivity has risen, and unemployment rates have fallen. Nevertheless, further advancements are essential to boost job prospects, particularly for youth, minimise informal employment, address labour market disparities (like the gender pay gap), ensure safe working conditions, and enhance financial service access for enduring and inclusive economic growth.
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around SDG 8 decent work and economic growth. Below are some of our outputs supporting this goal.
MADHUSHIKA PERERA AND SHYAMA RATNASIRI | Natural disasters—whether cyclones, droughts, floods, or earthquakes—are increasingly frequent and severe, with profound implications for nations around… Read More
MOHD AVI HOSSAIN AND IYANATUL ISLAM | 20-MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-2009 and COVID-19 of… Read More
LUKE HOUGHTON | For the past decade, the Pacific Islands Export Survey, conducted biennially by Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) with support from the Pacific Islands… Read More
LUKE HOUGHTON | Download PDF Citation: Houghton, Luke, 2024, Driving economic resilience: Pacific Trade Investment’s decade of progress, Griffith Asia Institute,… Read More