WTO members and the general public will now be able to directly access members’ legislation and practices related to rules of origin thanks to changes made in the WTO’s rules of origin webpage. The revised webpage also contains updated information on the current work of the WTO’s Committee on (...)
Twenty-five participants from around the world are attending the two-month Advanced Trade Policy Course from 6 June to 28 July 2017 at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. This course is aimed at strengthening the autonomy of participants in areas such as the analysis, formulation and implementation (...)
President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of the Republic of Mauritius addresses the ILO’s World of Work Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, during it's 106th International Labour Conference.
Authors Steven Tobin and Sheena Yoon present the World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) – Trends for Women, 2017, explaining the employment gains and losses women have made in the past year as well as the barriers they face entering and staying in today’s labour (...)
The World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) – Trends for Women 2017 provides figures and analysis on women in the labour market, including the huge economic benefits that could be made by closing gender gaps.
The role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) as a driver for more inclusive innovation that promotes the participation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in local and global trade, and the relationship between IP and the public interest were discussed by WTO members at the (...)
The fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Nigeria takes place on 13 and 15 June 2017. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Nigeria.
The ILO-ITCILO Macro-Labour course aims at providing a systematic overview of the theoretical and empirical tools that support policy makers, analysts and practitioners to better understand macro-labour interactions.
On 10 June 2017, the United States notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 5 June 2017 a safeguard investigation on large residential washers and certain parts thereof.
India has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States to address US compliance with an earlier WTO ruling concerning US countervailing duties on imports of carbon steel products from India.