On 4 December, the WTO launched a new edition of “Tariff Negotiations and Renegotiations under the GATT and the WTO”. The publication reviews how the procedures and practices regarding tariff negotiations have evolved since the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was established over (...)
At its meeting on 4 December, the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed to requests from India and Switzerland for the establishment of panels to examine tariffs imposed by the United States on steel and aluminium imports. The DSB also considered a request from the United States for a panel (...)
WTO members received today, 3 December 2018, the United Kingdom’s draft schedule outlining its WTO commitments for services once the UK leaves the European Union. Members now have 45 days to review the schedule before certification.
Denmark is contributing DKK 4 million (over CHF 600,000) in 2018 to help developing and least-developed countries participate more actively in global agricultural trade. This donation to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) aims to help developing countries comply with (...)
“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 (...)