Thirty participants from around the world are attending the two-month Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC) from 27 January to 20 March 2020 at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. The course was opened by Ms Bridget Chilala, Director of the WTO’s Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed the strong support expressed at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week by ministers, heads of state, private sector and labour leaders for ongoing efforts to reform and reinforce the WTO to keep up with changing business (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 27 January 2020, 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 (...)
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is donating TWD 4.5 million (approximately USD 150,000) in 2020 to help least-developed countries (LDCs) participate in the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), which will take place on 8-11 June 2020 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. (...)
The WTO has opened the accreditation process for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) wishing to attend the 12th Ministerial Conference, which will be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 8 to 11 June 2020.
The gap between rich and poor is larger than we thought. The "World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020" report has identified major blind spots in our understanding of inequality.
Migrant and national garment workers and a garment factory manager in Jordan share their perspectives on the role and significance of the ILO and the future of work. Since 2009, Better Work has joined forces with workers, employers and the government in Jordan to improve working conditions and (...)
Addressing a group of agriculture ministers at the 12th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin on 18 January, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff highlighted the need to harness the power of multilateral trade agreements to meet the complex challenges facing the agricultural sector. In (...)