The WTO’s Annual Report, published today (4 June), provides a comprehensive account of the organization’s activities in 2018 and early 2019. The Report opens with a message from Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and a brief overview of the year. This is followed by in-depth accounts of the WTO’s (...)
Addressing the African Group of WTO members in Geneva on 3 June, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo stressed his commitment to supporting Africa’s continued economic integration, through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and through the WTO, in order to further fuel the (...)
The deadline for submitting proposals for this year’s Public Forum — entitled “Trading Forward: Adapting to a Changing World” — has been extended to 14 June 2019. Individuals interested in organizing sessions at the Forum, to be held on 8-11 October, are invited to complete an online application (...)
Aiming to raise awareness amongst workers of the risks of heat stress and employers on the need to develop heat stress mitigation plans, the ILO Project Office for the State of Qatar, in collaboration with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (ADLSA), produced (...)
Aiming to raise awareness amongst workers of the risks of heat stress and employers on the need to develop heat stress mitigation plans, the ILO Project Office for the State of Qatar, in collaboration with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (ADLSA), produced (...)
Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff called on businesses to make “support of the liberal international economic order a company and industry priority” in his speech to the Geneva Association General Assembly in Buenos Aires on 30 May. Speaking to senior global decision-makers in the insurance (...)
In his keynote speech at the centenary summit of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris on 28 May, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo thanked the ICC for its constant support of multilateralism and for its contribution to delivering growth, development, job creation and stability. He (...)
The Appellate Body has issued its 2018 Annual Report summarizing the activities of the Appellate Body and its Secretariat over the past year. At an event to mark the launch of the report on 28 May, 2018 Appellate Body chair Ujal Singh Bhatia said the Appellate Body’s docket continued to grow (...)
At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 28 May, WTO members agreed to establish a panel to rule on measures imposed by Qatar relating to the importing, stocking, distribution, marketing or sale of goods from the United Arab Emirates. The DSB also considered a request from the (...)
On 27 May 2019, Morocco notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 29 May 2019 a safeguard investigation on hot-rolled sheets of steel.