The Dispute Settlement Body, on 20 October 2014, established a panel to examine a complaint by the European Union regarding Russia’s anti-dumping duties on light commercial vehicles from Germany and Italy. Members were informed that the disputes between the United States and Brazil over cotton, (...)
The chairman of the Import Licensing Committee, Tsotetsi Makong of Lesotho, opened the 20 October 2014 meeting citing concerns about WTO members’ compliance with notification obligations under the Agreement on Import Licensing (...)
The WTO, on 20 October, issued panel reports regarding compliance in the disputes “US – Certain Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) Requirements — Recourse to DSU Article 21.5 by Canada and Mexico” (DS384 and DS386).
سازمان بينالمللي كارفرمايان (س.ب.كا) با انتشار اطلاعيهاي در تاريخ 13 اكتبر سال 2014 نسبت به ممنوع شدن فعاليتهاي اتحاديههاي كارگري و فدراسيونهاي كارفرمايي در كشور سوازيلند اعتراض كرد. سوازيلند كشور كوچكي در ساحل جنوب شرقي آفريقاست كه دو زبان سوازي و انگليسي در آن رواج دارد و يكي از مهاجرنشينهاي انگليسي بوده است اما اكنون نظام (...)
The WTO has played a key role in helping countries adjust to four recent trends that have considerably altered the relationship between trade and development, according to the latest edition of the WTO’s flagship publication released on 20 October 2014 in Geneva. Director-General Roberto (...)
Maternity protection and work-family measures can generate positive outcomes for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says ILO Specialist Laura Addati.
WTO members negotiating Seychelles’ accession agreed on the terms of the country’s WTO membership on 17 October 2014, concluding 18 years of negotiation. This decision still requires the formal approval of all 160 WTO members in the General Council in (...)
ILO Director-General warns of “slow-growth trap” for global economy and urges leaders to reverse the trend through a renewed focus on higher wages and better jobs.
The new legally-binding ILO Protocol on Forced Labour aims to strengthen global efforts towards combating forced labour, trafficking and slavery-like practices. Governments now have the opportunity to ratify the Protocol and integrate new measures at the national and regional levels to combat (...)