The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 11 January 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 (...)
On 3 January 2019, Turkey notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 30 December 2018 a safeguard investigation on yarn of nylon or other polyamides.
ILO Director-General Guy Ryder marks the start of the ILO’s second century of service to the world of work by recalling its first 100 years and pointing to the challenges that face us all in shaping the future of work we want.
In 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrates its 100th anniversary. The Centenary will be a celebration of the ILO’s achievements and will reaffirm the ILO’s position as the authoritative global organization for the world of (...)
During the 100 years of the ILO some extraordinary people have worked for the Organization. One of them was Peter Goullart who, during the 1950s helped develop co-operatives in several countries in Asia. He recounted his experiences in a book, ‘River of the White Lily’ published in (...)
The government of Austria is contributing a total of EUR 400,000 (CHF 450,000) to fund WTO trade-related programmes over a period of two years (2018 and 2019), with the aim of helping developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) participate more fully in multilateral trade (...)
At the 14 December meeting of the Negotiating Group on Rules, heads of WTO member delegations declared their commitment to intensify negotiations on fisheries subsidies in the new year to meet the end-2019 target for an agreement. Heads of delegation further confirmed their support for the (...)
The Republic of Korea is contributing USD 300,000 (approximately CHF 300,000) to help developing and least-developed countries participate more fully in multilateral trade negotiations.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo met with Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in Brasilia on 18 December and received an update on their ‘Small Business Without Barriers’ project, selected as a successful proposal under the ICC-WTO Small Business Champions initiative in March (...)
Sweden is contributing SEK 10,000,000 (just over 1,100,000 CHF) in 2019 to help developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) participate more actively in global agricultural trade. This grant to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) aims to support developing countries in (...)