Ministers and senior officials from the 18 participants in the Environmental Goods Agreement (representing 46 WTO members) met in Geneva this weekend to work towards liberalising trade on a range of important environmental goods. Constructive talks were held and progress was made, but (...)
On the occasion of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, ILO Goodwill Ambassador, Wagner Moura, explains why we should all commit to help end modern slavery by joining the ILO’s 50 for Freedom campaign. This video has been realised by the ILO and Viacom International Media (...)
At a meeting of all WTO members held today (1 December) to discuss the organization’s negotiating work, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo highlighted the progress made over the last 12 months and urged members to capitalize on this positive engagement in the New Year, particularly as members begin (...)
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo visited Tunisia on 29 and 30 November to hold meetings with Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, Minister of Trade Zied Ladhari and Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui. As part of his visit, he also participated in the “Tunisia 2020 conference”, where he (...)
The WTO’s first Training Course on Trade in Services for Acceding Governments is taking place from 28 November to 2 December 2016 at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva. The course is being attended by 27 representatives from 14 governments seeking to join the (...)
New publication provides practical information for companies on how they can benefit from offering workplace adjustments to workers with specific needs.
At an event held on 24 November to mark the 100th session of the Committee on Trade and Development (CTD), WTO members and other participants reflected on how trade has evolved since the committee held its first meeting 20 years ago. They also discussed what needs to be done to ensure that (...)
Dominica and Mongolia have ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), putting the total number of ratifications from members at 100. With just 10 more ratifications from members needed to bring the TFA into force, the final countdown begins for realizing a global deal that could boost (...)