SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
This Sustainable Development Goal seeks to promote sustained, broad-based, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
International Supply Chains and Fair Labor (SDG 8)
Summary
In this event, from 27 April 2021, we continued our SDG event series with SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). For this event, we were able to win Uwe Kekeritz (former member of the Bundestag and Vice President of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development & development policy spokesman of the Bundestag parliamentary group BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) and Ulrich Scharf (founder and CEO of SkillLab) as guests. We talked to them about the topic “International Supply Chains and Fair Labor”.
Focus Topics of the Event
SkillLab
SkillLab aims to provide equal opportunities for all job seekers by identifying pathways to social and economic participation through partnership education and employment.
Impulses
These four impulses can be taken away from the event.
Demand Human Rights
Demand binding legal requirements that make the observance of human rights mandatory!
Avoid Prejudices
Don’t judge people by their titles and education, but by their skills and experience!
Share Knowledge
Empower people by giving them the tools they need for a new, greener economy!
Raise Questions
Don’t hesitate to ask uncomfortable questions about corporate supply chains!
