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 (...)
Together with UNCTAD, the ILO has organized a dialogue on how best to ensure that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) benefits everyone through the creation of quality jobs.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, as chair, reported to the Trade Negotiations Committee on 16 October that despite intensive consultations “we have not found a solution to the impasse” more than two months after the deadline on the Trade Facilitation Agreement had passed. “This could be the most (...)
Brazil notified the WTO Secretariat on 16 October of a request for consultations with Indonesia regarding certain measures imposed by Indonesia on imports of chicken meat and chicken products.
On 15 October 2014, Tunisia notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 30 September 2014 two safeguard investigations: one on fibreboard of wood (MDF) and the other on glass bottles.