Over the past 25 years fair, uniform and neutral customs valuation processes have been key to maintaining international trade flows and market access opportunities, Deputy Director-General Yi Xiaozhun said on 12 October in remarks delivered to the 50th Session of the Technical Committee on (...)
On behalf of the four Deputy Directors-General, DDG Agah addressed heads of WTO member delegations on 12 October and emphasised “the importance of open and predictable markets to foster a strong and inclusive recovery for all countries”. In his remarks he highlighted the work done by the DDGs to (...)
On World Teachers’ Day 2020, the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, praises the vital leadership role that teachers have shown during the COVID-19 pandemic and stresses the need to support teachers with decent work to ensure a better post-COVID-19 (...)
The WTO needs a more robust agricultural rule book that can better ensure markets remain open, particularly in challenging times, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said on 1 October. Addressing the latest WTO Trade Dialogues on Food event, DDG Wolff said the COVID-19 pandemic was a “wake-up (...)
Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff expressed optimism on 1 October that WTO members could agree on steps for improving transparency at the WTO. In remarks delivered to the Graduate Institute’s “Geneva Trade Week”, DDG Wolff said members’ constructive response to the WTO Secretariat’s real-time (...)
Members expressed their support for Timor-Leste’s bid to become a member of the WTO and commended the work done so far by the authorities in Dili to facilitate a swift accession process. At the first meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Timor-Leste on 1 October, the Timorese (...)
On the occasion of the first International Equal Pay Day on September 18, 2020, and in the midst of the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) hosted a virtual global Call to Action encouraging all labour market actors to take the necessary steps (...)
Based on findings from seven countries (Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand), the ILO has outlined 10 possible policy responses to inform dialogue among governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations to advance decent work opportunities for more women and men in (...)