31 October 2019
Commitment title:
Employment and poverty eradication
Commitment description:We commit to:
Eradicate absolute poverty – from 39% of people living below the poverty line of R419 (2009 prices) to zero.
Reduce unemployment rate to 6% – by creating 11 million more jobs by 2030.
Significantly reduce inequality from 0.69 to 0.60 gini coefficient through a range of policy interventions.
Commitment to be actioned in:
South Africa
Submitted from:
South Africa
Submitted by
South Africa
Thematic area
Draw on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development
Draw on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development
Commitment category
(8) Investing in the education, employment opportunities, health, including family planning and sexual and reproductive health services, of adolescents and youth, especially girls, so as to fully harness the promises of the demographic dividend.
