Speaking at a Conference on the Future of Trade in London on 26 June, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff underlined the importance of the multilateral trading system and highlighted some of the challenges it currently faces. He concluded: “The world will be a poorer place and discontent will (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in opening the seventh annual WTO/World Bank/IMF Trade Conference at the WTO headquarters on 24 June, said research is vital to make the case for the multilateral trading system as governments reassess policies and opportunities to renew cooperation (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria to the WTO on 24 June. The two discussed current trade tensions and the importance of the WTO in promoting stability and predictability in international (...)
The WTO’s 21st Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures issued on 24 June shows that the trade coverage of new import-restrictive measures introduced during the period (October 2018 to May 2019) was more than 3.5 times the average since May 2012 when the report started including trade coverage (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 24 June 2019, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially (...)
At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 24 June, WTO members agreed to a request from the European Union for a dispute panel to review anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed by the United States on imported olives from Spain. Members also agreed to Brazil’s request for a (...)
Our home might be a workplace for someone. And the working conditions of domestic workers should be decent. On International Domestic Workers’ day, critically-acclaimed Director Alfonso Cuarón sends this special message.
Singer Rita Ora talks about doing more to end child labour as our world of work continues to change, and wishes the International Labour Organization on its 100th anniversary.
Based on real facts, the hard-hitting film of Schindel El patrón unpacks the horrors of modern day slavery. He speaks to the ILO on the making of the film and what made him deal with this subject.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium to the WTO on 20 June. The two discussed current global trade tensions, the importance of the multilateral trading system, and how to make trade more inclusive in the future. The King was accompanied by Mr Kris (...)