On 7 December, a WTO arbitrator issued the report on the level of retaliation that Mexico and Canada can request in their dispute with the United States over “country of origin labelling” (COOL) requirements (DS384 and DS386).
Recycling in Albania: Waste management and recycling have become important pillars in the construction of the green economy. They offer a wide variety of job opportunities in the public and private sectors.
Recycling in Albania: Waste management and recycling have become important pillars in the construction of the green economy. They offer a wide variety of job opportunities in the public and private sectors.
On 3 December 2015, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed to establish a panel in the dispute between Brazil and Indonesia over the importation of chicken meat and chicken products in Indonesia.
The second review of the trade policies and practices of Haiti takes place on 2 and 4 December 2015. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Haiti.
In a statement to mark International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on 2 December, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, calls on governments to ratify the ILO's Forced Labour Protocol to make a real change in the lives of the 21 million people (...)
WTO members agreed on a work programme as well as a set of recommendations at the 4-6 November 2015 meeting of the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade. The recommendations, officially adopted on 1 December, affect trade in goods in the area of standards and (...)
To mark World AIDS Day, 2015, Actress Sharon Stone voices the true story of Oleysa, discriminated against in her workplace because she is HIV positive. The International Labour Organization (ILO) works to end HIV-related discrimination at work and promotes voluntary counselling and testing (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 3 December 2015, 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 (...)