The Dispute Settlement Body, on 29 August 2014, adopted the Panel and Appellate Body reports which found that China’s export restrictions on rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum were in breach of China’s WTO obligations and not justified under the GATT (...)
A high-level panel discussion at the UN Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference in Samoa on 1 September will bring together the ILO with policy makers, employer and worker representatives to discuss the feasibility and implications of greater economic integration in the Caribbean. The (...)
Panel reports were issued on 22 August in the dispute involving Argentina, European Union, United States and Japan over Argentina’s import measures (DS438, DS444, DS445)
Empowering youth through education and training is key to achieving sustainable development in small island developing states like Timor Leste, where youth unemployment has reached 21.6 per cent.
The ILO is partnering with Mauritius as it rolls out its green economy action plan ahead of the UN Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Samoa.
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 29 August 2014, 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 officially (...)
The ILO marks a year since the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 entered into force worldwide on August 20, 2013. The MLC, 2006 provides comprehensive protection at work for seafarers. ILO TV travelled on board a container vessel to hear first-hand from seafarers what it's like to spend (...)