The United States has requested WTO dispute consultations with India concerning additional duties applied by India on certain imports of US goods. The request was circulated to WTO members on 4 July.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed Prime Minister Hun Sen to the WTO on 3 July on the occasion of the 7th Global Review of Aid for Trade. The two met and discussed current tensions in global trade, and the importance of the multilateral trading system for Cambodia and other (...)
Women entrepreneurs play a vital part in the world economy but more must be done to dismantle barriers to their full participation in global trade, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said at an Aid for Trade Global Review session on 3 July which explored the trading landscape and national (...)
Addressing a session on “Making e-commerce work for all” at the Global Review of Aid for Trade on 3 July, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo called on the international community to tackle the digital divide and ensure that e-commerce is a force for inclusion. He highlighted the growing interest in (...)
The seventh Global Review of Aid for Trade opened at the World Trade Organization on 3 July with a call for preserving the multilateral trading system in order to support trade as a driver of economic growth and development.
This exhibition highlights ILO's work in critical areas such as labour migration, child labour, modern slavery, disability and women in the world of work. The unique collaboration between ILO and Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile took audiences into an immersive journey into the (...)
The WTO issued today (2 July) the latest edition of World Tariff Profiles, an annual publication jointly produced with the International Trade Centre and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The new edition provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff (...)
India’s foremost Rock n’ Roll bands, Faridkot, sings the ILO's global campaign tune that calls for ending child labour. The song " 'Til everyone can see" was originally written and recorded by Mike Einziger, the American Grammy-nominated guitarist of the rock band, Incubus, and (...)