At an informal ministerial gathering in Marrakesh on 9-10 October, hosted by Morocco and Argentina, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo told ministers that there were some promising issues on the table, but in all areas there remains a long way to go in order to deliver a successful outcome at the (...)
Registration is now open for the WTO’s first symposium on the Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and the national judiciary, which will be held at the WTO’s headquarters from 12 to 15 December 2017 as part of the WTO’s technical assistance programme. (...)
At the request of the European Union and the United States in the dispute “European Communities and Certain Member States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft – Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU” (DS316), the Appellate Body division hearing the appeal has authorized access to the (...)
The government of New Zealand is contributing CHF 21,000 (approximately NZD 30,000) to support the participation of least-developed countries (LDCs) in the eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11), which will take place on 10-13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, (...)
The third Advanced Course on Trade in Services took place in Geneva from 9 to 13 October 2017 at WTO headquarters in Geneva. The course was attended by 29 participants from around the world.
The ILO looks at six key ingredients to promote sustainable enterprises and have a win-win situation of high competitiveness and decent work. Find out more in the ILO’s 2017 report: “World Employment and Social Outlook – Sustainable enterprises and jobs: Formal enterprises and decent (...)
Download video coverage of the press briefing to launch the World Employment and Social Outlook 2017 report on sustainable enterprises at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, with additional archive b-roll of skills training and (...)
WTO members meeting as the Negotiating Group on Rules (NGR) on 6 October finished combing through a compilation matrix of seven proposals for an agreement in December at the WTO’s 11th Minsterial Conference (MC11) to limit harmful fisheries subsidies. The members behind the proposals indicated (...)
It will take determination and ambition to shape the future of work, said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in closing remarks to the ILO's 10th European Regional meeting. The ILO has been an historic architect of change for nearly a century and must continue in that role, ensuring that change (...)
Speaking to the Group of Francophone Ambassadors in Geneva on 4 October about preparations for the 11th Ministerial Conference, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed the constructive engagement of francophone countries in supporting the multilateral trading system and the process leading to (...)