16. Enabling full and productive work for all
employment and decent work for all and promoting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. To enable all people to benefit from growth, we will include full and productive employment and decent work for all as a central objective in our national development strategies.
We will encourage the full and equal participation of women and men, including persons with disabilities, in the formal labour market.
We note that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, which create the vast majority of jobs in many countries, often lack access to finance.
Working with private actors and development banks, we commit to promoting appropriate, affordable and stable access to credit to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as adequate skills development training for all, particularly for youth and entrepreneurs.
We will promote national youth strategies as a key instrument for meeting the needs and aspirations of young people.
We also commit to developing and operationalizing, by 2020, a global strategy for youth employment and implementing the International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Jobs Pact.