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WTO

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global trade institution with teeth. It is responsible for administering dozens of international trade agreements and declarations on a range of issues from agriculture to intellectual property rights. It also handles trade disputes, monitors national trade policies, and operates as the overarching forum for global trade negotiations, called “rounds."

WTO

The WTO is crafted like no other international agency. It has a “legal personality” and the power to enforce its rulings. It has an international status equivalent to the United Nations, but unlike the UN, it carries the powers and tools of a global government. WTO rulings are so powerful, they take precedence over multilateral environment agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity; human rights agreements like the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and international labour codes, such as those of the International Labour Organization. WTO rulings apply to laws at every level of domestic governance – federal, provincial, state and municipal.

In this section, you’ll find more information about the global campaign to oppose the WTO. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, contact us at inquiries@canadians.org, or 1-800-387-7177.

Materials

The WTO – General

WTO Ministerial Meetings:

       
 

Information

Check out our trade brochure: What's wrong with world trade? What are the alternatives?

For more information on how to support fair trade in your community, contact us at inquiries@canadians.org, or
1-800-387-7177.

 

 

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