Addressing a workshop on the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions on 29 April, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said the digital economy and the e-commerce moratorium have been an important focus of conversations for many WTO members, particularly since the Buenos Aires (...)
More than 30 safeguard-related actions of WTO members were put on the agenda for review at a meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards on 29 April. The European Union’s decision to impose a definitive safeguard measure against imports of steel products drew the most comments from members, with (...)
On 11 April 2019, a day-long series of events spanning four continents marked the ILO's 100th anniversary. Relive the celebrations and watch the highlights.
به مناسبت هفته کارگر و برای قدردانی از کارگران شریف کشور عزیزمان جمهوری اسلامی ایران ، امسال نیز مانند سنوات گذشته گردهمایی به شرح زیر برگزار می گردد: زمان : چهارشنبه مورخ ۹۸/۲/۱۱ ساعت : ۱۵ الی ۱۸ مکان : سالن جلسات سندیکای شرکتهای ساختمانی ایران، واقع در میدان فلسطین، خیابان طالقانی، خیابان شهید برادران مظفر، شماره ۸۶ برای این کانون (...)
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 26 April formally adopted a panel ruling clarifying the use of national security exceptions to WTO rules as invoked in the trade dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine over transit restrictions. The DSB also heard a number of members’ views on (...)
Is there scope for members to look at the experience of WTO accessions for additional inspiration in the ongoing WTO reform debate, asked Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff at a meeting of the Informal Group of Acceding Governments on 25 April. Governments that have joined the WTO since 1995 (...)
“Food safety is a shared responsibility … and building strong partnerships … across the public and private sectors is essential,” said Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff in his closing speech to the International Forum on Food Safety and Trade on 24 April. He commended the meeting’s future-oriented (...)
WTO rules on food safety play an important part in enabling governments to protect their citizens while ensuring trade can play its critical part in maintaining timely supplies of safe and affordable food, said Director-General Roberto Azevêdo in opening the International Forum on Food Safety (...)
Speaking at the pre-event session of the International Forum on Food Safety and Trade on 23 April at the WTO, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff stressed the importance of interlinkages between trade and food safety standards, as recognized by WTO members in the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (...)