“The inclusion of workers with disabilities across all industries and at all levels of a company is not only a matter of human rights but also a matter of business success,” says award-winning actress, Marlee Matlin, who’s part of the ILO’s work on the inclusion of people with disabilities in the (...)
The second review of the trade policies and practices of Nepal takes place on 3 and 5 December 2018. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Nepal.
The actress Freida Pinto voices the real-life story of a girl trapped in bonded labour, working in a brick kiln with her family since she was 13. Freida Pinto is one of the world renowned artists supporting the 50 for Freedom campaign to end modern slavery, led by the International Labour (...)
ILO expert Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez looks at the latest findings on the gender pay gap from the ILO’s Global wage report 2018-2019. Closing this gap is key to achieving social justice for working women and achieving the 2030 sustainable development (...)
Speaking at the Belarussian State University in Minsk on 9 November Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said efforts by Belarus and other candidates to accede to the WTO will have a positive impact on the business environment and promote good governance by creating predictable and transparent (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo met with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in Tokyo today (8 November 2018) to discuss the current situation in global trade, efforts to ease the growing tensions between major trading partners and the emerging debate on strengthening the WTO. The Director-General (...)
The Aid for Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise was launched at a meeting of the WTO Committee on Trade and Development on 6 November 2018. WTO members and Aid for Trade partners may submit self-assessment questionnaires up to 31 December 2018 to assist preparations for the 2019 Aid for (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo visited Beijing, China, on 6 November to participate in the “1+6” roundtable meeting hosted by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, together with five other heads of major international economic organizations and financial institutions (the IMF, World Bank, ILO, OECD and (...)