The ILO estimates 800,000 workers have been affected by Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, with their source of livelihood damaged or disrupted overnight. The ILO stands ready to allocate US$1.5 million and to support the government through emergency employment and sustainable (...)
Many young Albanian workers are returning home after losing their jobs abroad due to the economic crisis. For many of them, re-entering the local labour market is a daunting task. An ILO-UNDP project helped them address that (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in introducing his annual report “Developments in the International Trading Environment” to the Trade Policy Review Body on 8 December, said that “the stock of trade restrictions introduced by WTO members since 2008 continues to rise”. He said that “in a climate of (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, on 8 December, opened the week-long “Geneva Week” for WTO members and observers who do not have permanent missions in Geneva. He briefed participants on recent WTO developments, including the breakthrough in the General Council on Bali issues. “We will all be here (...)
On 8 December 2014, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report in the case “United States – Countervailing Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India” (DS436).
In our latest blog post, ILO’s Kuanruthai Siripatthanakol heads to some of Thailand’s busiest fishing ports to see the challenges faced by labour inspectors as they work to combat forced labour, child labour and other rights violations in the country’s fishing and seafood processing (...)
Deputy Director-General David Shark, on 5 December, launched the WTO Chairs Programme at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, Sao Paulo School of Economics. He said that “not only is the WTO Chairs Programme one of the WTO’s flagship products in terms of trade capacity building, it is an effective way (...)
On 5 December 2014, Turkey notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 5 December 2014 a safeguard investigation on “transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus (cellular) portable telephone”.
The new edition of the ILO’s Global Wage Report reveals a substantial gender wage divide across a sample of 38 countries, and calls for equal pay for work of equal value to ensure inclusive growth for all.