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Also Known As WTO
Date January 5, 1995 - present
Headquarters Geneva
Areas Of Involvement international trade • Globalization
Related People Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala • Renato Ruggiero • Tsai Ing-wen

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Workers operate sewing machines and stitch green and white garments at a busy garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Protesters march and hold colorful signs, including one reading Menghapus Subsidi Petani Junk WTO, during a demonstration against a World Trade Organization meeting in Denpasar, Indonesia.
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