Brazil - Trade Facilitation Challenges for Women Traders and Customs Brokers : Survey Findings and Recommendations
Gender equality and inclusion are central to the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Research has shown that the expansion of international trade is essential for poverty reduction, and it provide...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099950003222242566/P17367202d49e406a08752094a8a5b01743 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37208 |
| Summary: | Gender equality and inclusion are
central to the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending
extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Research has
shown that the expansion of international trade is essential
for poverty reduction, and it provides better job
opportunities and increased returns particularly for women
working in export-oriented sectors because exporting
companies tend to offer more stable employment, higher
wages, and better working conditions than the domestic,
informal sector. To better understand the cross-border trade
and trade facilitation environment in Brazil, especially
whether there are gendered differences or disparities
between those that identify as belonging to ethnic minority
groups or having special needs, the World Bank Group
undertook a study through telephone surveys of cross-border
trade firms. Customs brokers were also surveyed given that a
large majority of traders in Brazil hire customs brokers
and/or other agents to facilitate import and export
processes and procedures. The work related to this report
was undertaken as part of a larger package of technical
trade facilitation support to the government of Brazil. The
overall objective of this work was to identify specific
barriers, broken down by gender, that men and women-led
companies and customs brokers face in the cross-border trade
of merchandise goods. Where possible, the work high-lighted
the experiences of ethnic minorities and people with
disabilities. This report summarizes the main challenges
that cross-border traders (at the firm level) and customs
brokers are facing related to import and export processes
and procedures in Brazil. This report also includes
recommendations to address the challenges identified,
primarily within the scope of the World Trade Organization’s
Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA). |
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