The chairman of the WTO’s Council on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) urged members during a 7-8 June meeting to “revitalize” discussions in the Council, including by allowing for more open exchanges through informal (...)
WTO members undertook at the Agriculture Committee meeting on 7 and 8 June their first review of agricultural export policies since the Nairobi ministerial decision to scrap farm export subsidies in all developed countries. Members also exchanged questions and answers about WTO members’ farm (...)
On 7 June 2016, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report in the case “Colombia— Measures Relating to the Importation of Textiles, Apparel and Footwear” brought by Panama.
France’s Minister for Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue, Ms Myriam El Khomri, explains why France has ratified the Forced Labour Protocol. We also hear from Yves Veyrier, Garance Pineau and Claude Jeannerot about what this means for the workers, the employers and the (...)
Participants in the 2016 Public Forum have until 15 June to submit a proposal for a session to be held at the Forum, which will take place at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva from 27 to 29 September. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Inclusive (...)
Ministers from around 30 WTO members participating in an informal meeting on 2 June in the margins of the OECD meetings in Paris have supported calls for an intensification of discussions aimed at identifying areas where agreement might be reached in 2017 when the organization holds its 11th (...)
سازمان بینالمللی کار (س.ب.ک) روز اول ژوئن سال ۲۰۱۰ یک بسته پرورشی برای راهاندازی کارگاهها و دورههای آموزشی بهداشت و ایمنی شغلی در صنعت ساختمان را منتشر کرد که میتوان بر اساس آنها کارگاهها مختلفی برای کارگران، مشتریان، مقاطعهکاران و مدیران فعال در صنعت ساختمان راهاندای کرد. این اطلاعات در این وببرگ در وبجای سازمان (...)
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has pledged EUR 1 million (over CHF 1,100,000) at a ceremony held at the WTO on 1 June 2016 to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) participate effectively in global trade negotiations. The ceremony was (...)
The third review of the trade policies and practices of the United Arab Emirates takes place on 1 and 3 June 2016. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the United Arab (...)