"Decent work and inclusive growth" is one of the goals of the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. But what is the state of decent work in the world today? ILO Director-General Guy Ryder takes the measure of Decent Work in a world buffeted by profound change and growing (...)
This video captures the views of Dr. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, on how to prevent forced labour and trafficking in persons. It was prepapred for the joint ILO, UNODC and OHCHR side-event to the Human Rights Council (...)
WTO members negotiating Liberia’s accession agreed by consensus, ad referendum, on the terms of the country’s WTO membership on 6 October 2015, paving the way for the eighth least-developed country to join the organization since 1995. Liberia’s membership terms will be presented to the 10th (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on Tuesday (6 October) welcomed the backing of G-20 Trade Ministers for a package of substantive outcomes at the Ministerial Conference in Nairobi this December. The Director-General concluded a two-day series of meetings in Istanbul by briefing Ministers on the (...)
The first review of the trade policies and practices of Cabo Verde takes place on 6 and 8 October 2015. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Cabo Verde.
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo today (5 October) congratulated ministers and negotiators from the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries for successfully concluding wide-ranging trade negotiations. He said reaching agreement on a difficult range of issues proves that complex trade (...)
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on 5 October welcomed news that the European Union has completed its ratification of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), giving a big boost to efforts aimed at bringing the Agreement into force. European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and (...)
Thailand became the 20th WTO member to formally accept the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) when it submitted its instrument of acceptance on 5 October.