Honduras has ratified the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), becoming the fifth Central American nation to accept the new accord. Honduras’ Vice-Minister Melvin Redondo presented his country’s instrument of ratification to WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on 14 (...)
Liberia joined the WTO today (14 July 2016) as its 163rd member, after nearly 10 years of negotiating its accession terms with WTO members. Liberia is the eighth least-developed country (LDC) to accede to the WTO through negotiations.
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 21 July 2016, 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 (...)
Actress, Mariana Renata, voices the real-life story of Yohana, a plantation worker from Indonesia who found out she was HIV positive after getting tested at work. She’s kept her job, is receiving treatment, and with her manager supporting her, Yohana says she’s lucky. This public service (...)
The United States notified the WTO Secretariat on 13 July that it has initiated WTO dispute proceedings against China regarding export duties allegedly imposed on certain raw materials.
جناب آقای مهندس محمد مروج حسینی دبیرکل محترم کانون عالی انجمنهای صنفی کارفرمایی ایران (کعاصکا) به پیوست بخشنامه شماره ۲۱۰ - ۱۶۰۷۰ مورخ ۲۱ تیر ماه ۱۳۹۵ - که از طرق گوناگون در اختیار تشکلهای کارفرمایی عضو کعاصکا قرار گرفت - دو نامهی جناب آقای دکتر محمدرضا زالی رئیس کنفرانس بینالمللی فرصتهای سرمایهگذاری در ایران پسا تحریم و نیز (...)
The third review of the trade policies and practices of Tunisia takes place on 13 and 15 July 2016. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Tunisia.
WTO members on 12 July recognized tourism as an important services export which can help small economies with their economic development. Members discussed tourism’s “value chains” at a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development’s Work Programme on Small (...)
اعضا و همکاران گرامی، سازمانهای کارفرمایی میتوانند بر تأملات و نتایج کمیته کارشناسان کاربست کنوانسیونها و توصیهنامههای سازمان بینالمللی کار از طریق ارسال نظرات خود در خصوص کاریست کنوانسیونهای تأیید شده س.ب.ک در سطح ملی، در عمل و در قانون تأثیر بگذارند. این نظرات به کمیته کارشناسان ارسال میشود و در تأملات کمیته مورد استفاده قرار (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo briefed G20 trade ministers at their meeting in Shanghai, China, (9-10 July) on the state of global trade and actions which they can take to boost trade growth through the WTO. Ministers responded with a renewed commitment to strengthening the multilateral (...)