UK – SDGs

The UK 2016 NAP states:

Introduction [page 2]

3. Since the publication of the UNGPs, in 2011, and the UK’s National Action Plan in 2013, there have been a number of developments at the international level. In particular:

The Global Goals for Sustainable Development, agreed by world leaders and launched at the UN in September 2015, contained commitments to:

– take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking (SDG 8.7)

– protect labour rights, promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment (SDG 8.8)