Implementation of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement would provide a huge boost to trade, foreign investment, export diversification and participation in global value chains, particularly for developing and least-developed economies, according to a WTO publication launched on 14 November (...)
From 14 to 18 November 2016, 21 officials from least-developed countries (LDCs) are taking part in the first WTO Thematic Course on Trade in Services Statistics at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva.
The new chair of the WTO’s services negotiations, Ambassador Marcelo Cima of Argentina, welcomed delegations’ “readiness to engage” and called on them to “intensify work” over the coming months. Ambassador Cima was speaking at a 14 November meeting of the WTO’s Services Council, where he was elected (...)
هیأت مدیره سازمان بینالمللی کار (س.ب.ک) آقای گای رایدر را برای یک دوره پنج ساله دیگر - که از اکتبر ۲۰۱۷ آغاز میشود - به عنوان مدیرکل این سازمان انتخاب کرد. گای رایدر از ۵۶ رأی مأخوذه از اعضای رسمی هیأت مدیره س.ب.ک ۵۴ رأی را کسب کرد. رأیگیری در ستاد مرکزی س.ب.ک در ژنو برگزار شد و وی تنها نامزد احراز این سمت بود. آقای گای رایدر بعد (...)
Around the world, companies are increasingly using temporary employment for permanent tasks. According to a new report from the ILO, many workers in "non-standard employment" earn less, have less social protection and often cycle between temporary employment and unemployment. But some (...)
Trade has an important role to play in addressing climate change and helping countries meet their commitments to the Paris Agreement, which entered into force on 4 November. This was the main message from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Trade (...)
On 11 November, Brazil notified the WTO Secretariat that it had requested dispute consultations with the United States regarding countervailing duties imposed by the United States on imports of Brazilian cold— and hot-rolled steel flat (...)
Better Work Jordan and local stakeholders are calling for the creation of workplace nurseries to help mothers continue their careers amid a challenging environment that prevents more women from joining the job market.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo today presented UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the WTO Ministerial Decision on Export Competition, which delivers a key contribution to meeting the Sustainable Development Goal entitled ‘Zero Hunger’. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the (...)
The WTO’s sixteenth monitoring report on Group of 20 (G20) trade measures, issued on 10 November, shows that the number of trade-restrictive measures applied by G20 economies remains high, despite a slight decline against the previous period. This is of particular concern given the continuing (...)