The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 18
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With global discussions on trade stalled at WTO, there has been a marked surge in the number of regional and preferential trade agreements. By 2013, the number of such agreements had more than quadrupled, with all WTO members being a party to at least one preferential trade agreement. As of 1 February 2016, WTO had received 625 notifications of regional trade agreements, of which 425 are currently in force.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants