Making the WTO more responsive to the needs of people starts from listening to their views and concerns and contributing with concrete solutions to a sustainable and inclusive recovery, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on 6 October. Speaking at the General Council, the (...)
WTO members agreed at a special meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 5 October to give the Republic of Korea and the United States further time to discuss a possible settlement in the dispute initiated by Korea regarding a US safeguard measure on large residential (...)
World trade is expected to lose momentum in the second half of 2022 and remain subdued in 2023 as multiple shocks weigh on the global economy. WTO economists now predict global merchandise trade volumes will grow by 3.5% in 2022—slightly better than the 3.0% forecast in April. For 2023, however, (...)
The seventh review of the trade policies and practices of Mexico takes place on 5 and 7 October 2022. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Mexico.
In a keynote address delivered to the Third Australia-Europe Economic Relations Dialogue on 4 October, Deputy Director-General Anabel González highlighted the need to equip the global trading system for a new era of overlapping and compounding crises in the economic, environmental, public health (...)
As he takes up his new position, Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo talks about his background, his priorities and his vision for the ILO and the world of work.
Hilda Thuo, Livelihoods Officer, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Certified Financial Education Trainer, shares how the ILO module on Financial Education has been useful for developing resilience of refugee and host community led small businesses in Kakuma, (...)
Globally, women continue to be underpaid compared to men. On International Equal Pay Day, US LPGA Star Lizette Salas joins the ILO to amplify the call for equal gender pay in sports and in society.
Almost 50 million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, either forced to work against their will or in a marriage that they were forced into, according to Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), Walk Free and the International (...)