World Trade Organization

WTO Director General Hits Back at U.N. For Critical Human Rights Report

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EU, U.S. Slide Toward Conflict

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States moved closer to an explosive trade row on Friday when the EU said U.S. proposals to overhaul a multi-billion- dollar tax break scheme for exporters broke global trade rules.

Industry and Ag Reps Seek to Limit Environmental Review of Trade Pacts

Inside US Trade - Vol. 18, No. 35

WTO Affirms GATT Precedent in Ruling Against U.S. 1916 AD Law

Inside US Trade - Vol. 18, No. 35 In a ruling against a 1916 U.S. antidumping law, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization this week affirmed that anti-dumping laws are covered by a dispute settlement principle established in the original General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and carried forward into the WTO.

Metalclad NAFTA Chapter 11 Decision Out

Note: A dangerous polluter, Metalcad, has been successful in an NAFTA Arbitration over its bankruptcy. Metalclad's battery smelting plant along the Rio Grande served as the poster child of sick industries using low wage workers to handle dangerous material and spew tons of toxic materials into the atmosphere.)

Trade: WTO Concerned over Human Rights Appraisal Report

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UN Warns of Conflict Between Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights

August 22, 2000 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Kristin Dawkins, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Tel: 612-870-3410; Fax: 612-870-4846; Email: kdawkins@iatp.org UNITED NATIONS BODY WARNS OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS COULD INFLUENCE PATENTS FOR DRUGS, BIOTECH SEEDS

UN report finds freer trade boosted smoking

UN report finds freer trade boosted smoking By Robert Evans GENEVA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A United Nations-sponsored report has found that freer global trade over the past two decades has boosted smoking, especially in developing countries, by making the dangerous habit cheaper.

Report for UN Labels WTO a "Nightmare"

World Bank Development News, 14 Aug. 2000 A United Nations-appointed study team calls the World Trade Organization a ''nightmare'' for developing countries and suggested the body should be brought under UN scrutiny, Reuters and IHT report(8/12, p. 13).

Moore takes a hammering from protesters

The Press, Christchurch World Trade Organisation director-general Mike Moore was called a traitor by free trade opponents during a small but raucous protest in Christchurch on Monday. Mr Moore, escorted by a member of the Diplomatic Protection Service, arrived at the Centra Hotel just before midday to address the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.