While trade and globalization have created jobs and lifted incomes in some contexts, they have left behind or exploited workers in others. How can trade policy play a positive role in addressing these challenges without straying into protectionism or undermining developing country participation?
Social justice concerns have captured global attention, with growing calls for racial and gender equity and the protection of Indigenous Peoples and migrant populations. There is scope for a new approach to trade policy and practice.
To be truly inclusive, trade must actively work for all sections of society. This involves ensuring access to trade benefits and the mitigation of harms to workers and underserved groups. The Inclusive Trade project brings together multi-stakeholder communities to realize this vision. It furthers research and dialogue and informs trade policymaking and supply chain practices through the following tracks:
- Trade and Labour Programme (with the TASC Platform and funded by Laudes Foundation)
- Trade and Indigenous Peoples Programme
- Supply Chain Sustainability (with the Green Trade project)
See why efforts towards socially sustainable supply chains are not only a moral imperative but also essential for ecological, legal and economic reasons.
We must build a mutually beneficial relationship between global trade and labour – especially if the world is to implement a just environmental transition
Indigenous peoples have been engaging in international trade for millennia. Indigenous businesses have demonstrated remarkable resilience in modern economies with tremendous growth potent...
The WTO must ensure trade policies help women disproportionally affected by COVID-19. Creating opportunities for women can aid global economic recovery.
A new vision for the global trading system must encompass equitable access to the benefits of trade for all sections of society.
