Short course on Trade and the Blue Economy

The Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services (SRC) at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, and the University of Newcastle, are pleased to be jointly hosting a free virtual workshop/short course on “Trade and the Blue Economy” with a focus on CARICOM countries from 3-7 October 2022. The course is being made possible through the sponsorship provided by a number of regional and international organizations.

Conversations with Trade Negotiators. Episode 8

WTO Chair - Ecuador, in partnership with the Centro Andino de Estudios Internacionales and Radio Voz Andina Internacional at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar - Sede Ecuador invite you to listen to the eighth episode of "Conversations with Trade Negotiators".
This time, the distinguished guest is Homero Larrea Monard, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade.
Join the conversation and learn about the Homero Larrea Monard's experience!

Recording of this episode of #ConversationsWithTradeNegotiators is available on Spotify, on Radio Voz Andina Internacional, on YouTube, and on Ecuador WTO Chair

National Taiwan University’s WCP Chair-Holder Held the International Conference on Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

As the Phase III Chair-Holder of the WTO Chair Programme (“WCP”), the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy (“ACWH”) of National Taiwan University (“NTU”) held an international conference on Fisheries Subsidies Agreement (“FSA”) at NTU on 18-19 September 2023.

Open Registration:The Architecture of the 2022 Fisheris Subsidies Agreement: Sustainability, Faithful Implementation and Beyond

Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy (ACWH), College of Law, on behalf of National Taiwan University, was selected as a member of Phase III of the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) in 2022. This program involves conducting in-depth research, teaching, and promoting WTO-related issues. ACWH will hold a one-and-half-day international academic conference at the International Conference Hall of the Tsai Lecture Hall, College of Law, National Taiwan University, on 18-19 September 2023.

CAN THE CPTPP HELP? THE (UN)EXPECTED ROLES OF THE CPTPP TO ERADICATE FORCED LABOR ISSUES IN TAIWANESE DISTANT WATER FISHERIES

Labor rights and working conditions may be affected if international trade and investment agreements are concluded between contracting parties. Some assert that these agreements advance states’ labor conditions because boosting economic activities creates job opportunities and raises wages. Others are concerned that the “race-to-the-bottom”