At the Cancuacute;n Ministerial Conference, the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) disagreed on whether to launch negotiations on multilateral disciplines concerning the four areas of government policy collectively known as the Singapore issues . This amounted to a decision not to...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows have increased dramatically in recent decades. As developing countries, particularly in Asia, remove restrictions and implement policies to attract FDI inflows, trade and investment have become increasingly intertwined. As such, there have been growing calls...

Foreign direct investment in low-wage, low-skill activities -- Improving the treatment of workers at the bottom by providing a path up from below -- Core standards for the treatment of workers around the world -- WTO-based enforcement of core labor standards -- Voluntary mechanisms for improving...