The WTO negotiations on non-agricultural market access: gender and the removal of industrial tariffs

Negative consequences of industrial tariff liberalisation on women

By: Williams M
Produced by: International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN) , 2005

This paper assesses the implications of the current non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiations for developing countries with a particular focus on the impact on women. It highlights that if the major countries get their way, tariffs on industrial products will have tremendously negative impacts on industrial development in developing countries.