On 19 July 2016 the European Union notified the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with China over duties and other measures concerning the exportation of certain raw materials. In its request, the EU alleges that the duties, quotas and other restrictions are inconsistent with (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 19 July 2016, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially (...)
The United States’ request for authorization to suspend concessions or other obligations with respect to India in a dispute over certain farm products was referred to arbitration at a special meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 19 (...)
On 18 July 2016, Viet Nam notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 6 July 2016 a safeguard investigation on pre-painted galvanized steel sheet and strip.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo visited Nairobi, Kenya, on 18 July to take part in the 14th meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He conducted numerous meetings with ministers and others, took part in the World Leaders Summit and Heads of Agency Roundtable, (...)
سازمان بینالمللی کار (س.ب.ک) در پاسخ به درخواستهای فزایندهی کشورهای مختلف جهان، بخشی از وب برگهای وب سایت خود را به معرفی راهنمای حداقل دستمزدها اختصاص داده است. در این راهنما به هشت سؤال مهم در ارتباط با نحوهی تعیین، تعدیل و پرداخت حداقل دستمزدها پاسخ داده شده است. در ادامه، ترجمه فارسی مطالب این وب برگ از راهنمای اینترنتی (...)
There is a tendency to establish mechanisms to inform and consult the wider public, including worker and employer organizations, but more still needs to be done to put these mechanisms into practice says Rafael Peels, a Research Officer in the ILO's Research (...)
Marva Corley, ILO Senior Economist and lead author of the new ILO Growth with Equity report entitled “Assessment of labour provisions in trade and investment arrangements”, says that labour provisions can also help with non-discrimination in the workplace and encourage more women to join the (...)
A total of 102 sessions will take place at the 2016 WTO Public Forum to be held from 27 to 29 September at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva. Entitled “Inclusive Trade”, the Forum will focus on how to ensure that trade benefits everyone, with a particular emphasis on enabling women, innovative (...)