WTO members participating in the negotiations on services domestic regulation met on 15 October to advance work on streamlining procedures required for foreign services suppliers to operate and to remove red tape that may hinder trading opportunities. Participants aim to finalize these (...)
The WTO Secretariat has published a new information note about how the global intellectual property (IP) system relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and potential contributions it could make to efforts to address it. The note provides an overview of IP-related measures taken by WTO members and (...)
This video highlights the context and trends of labour migration in the Guatemala to Mexico corridor, with a focus on preventing and reducing unscrupulous practices during recruitment.
Food retail and grocery store workers have become essential to the economy’s survival and to guaranteeing food security and safety for the population. These workers, working in a labour-intensive sector now considered essential, are in many cases low-skilled workers receiving low wages and (...)
On 13 October, a WTO arbitrator issued its decision on the level of countermeasures the European Union may request with respect to the United States in “United States — Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft — Second Complaint” (...)
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 (...)