The medical coverage provided by the insurance that that employer has to purchase is considered insufficient, since it only covers the costs of certain emergency procedures. The insurance does not cover medical care and medicine for the worker when she gets sick, so care in this case depends on the employer’s goodwill. The medical expenses are often deducted from the worker’s salary, according to some of...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Finance
Strengthen domestic
resource mobilization, including through international support to developing
countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue
collection
Developed countries
to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including
the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent
of ODA/GNI to developing countries...
Monday, September 28, 2015
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies

Significantly reduce
all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
End abuse,
exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of
children
Promote the rule of
law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice
for all
By 2030,
significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery
and return of stolen assets...
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss

By 2020, ensure the
conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland
freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands,
mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international
agreements
By 2020, promote the
implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt
deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase...
Friday, September 25, 2015
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources

By 2025, prevent and
significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from
land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient
pollution
By 2020, sustainably
manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse
impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their
restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
Minimize...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Strengthen resilience
and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all
countries
Integrate climate
change measures into national policies, strategies and
planning
Improve education,
awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change
mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Implement the
commitment undertaken by developed-country...
Monday, September 21, 2015
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Implement the 10-year
framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries
taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the
development and capabilities of developing countries
By 2030, achieve the
sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
By 2030, halve per
capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and...
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

By 2030, ensure
access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and
upgrade slums
By 2030, provide
access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for
all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special
attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children,
persons with disabilities and older persons
By...
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

By 2030,
progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the
population at a rate higher than the national average
By 2030, empower and
promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of
age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other
status
Ensure equal
opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Develop quality,
reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and
transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human
well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for
all
Promote inclusive and
sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share
of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances,...
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

Sustain per capita
economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at
least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed
countries
Achieve higher levels
of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and
innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive
sectors
Promote
development-oriented...
Friday, September 11, 2015
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

By 2030, ensure
universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy
services
By 2030, increase
substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy
mix
By 2030, double the
global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
By 2030, enhance
international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and
technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

By 2030, achieve
universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for
all
By 2030, achieve
access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open
defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those
in vulnerable situations
By 2030, improve
water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release
of hazardous...
Monday, September 7, 2015
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

End all forms of
discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
Eliminate all forms
of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres,
including trafficking and sexual and other types of
exploitation
Eliminate all harmful
practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital
mutilation
Recognize and value
unpaid care and domestic work through the...
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning

By 2030, ensure that
all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary
education leading to relevant and
effective learning
outcomes
By 2030, ensure that
all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and
preprimary education so that they are ready for primary
education
By 2030, ensure equal
access for all women and men to affordable and...
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

By 2030, reduce the
global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
By 2030, end
preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all
countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000
live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live
births
By 2030, end the
epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria...
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

By 2030, end hunger
and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable
situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year
round
By 2030, end all
forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed
targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address
the nutritional needs of adolescent girls,...
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