In recent years, trade agreements between states have evolved, expanding the topics addressed, including, in some cases, chapters on gender. The general objective of this study is to determine whether the Gender Chapter of the Interim Trade…
This article examines Latin America's post-Covid challenges, highlighting social unrest and economic pressures. It explores the intellectual backing of structuralism—a regionally distinct approach to development—that informs contemporary reform…
From September 12 to 16, 2024, the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services was held in Beijing. The theme of this year's CIFTIS is "Global Services, Mutual Benefit and Sharing", and more than 1,000 achievements have been…
This chapter provides an overview of the growing influence of both labour standards and gender equality concerns in contemporary trade debates, and in particular how existing FTAs have increasingly accommodated both types of issues. In the following…
In recent years, more and more countries have included different kinds of gender considerations in their trade agreements. Yet many countries have still not signed their very first agreement with a gender equality-related provision. Though most of…