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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Webinar on consumer product safety in informal markets
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Consumer product safety in informal markets is becoming an incr
 easingly important challenge in a global economy shaped by digitalization\
 , cross-border trade and rapidly evolving channels of commerce. Consumers 
 today can purchase goods through a wide range of non-traditional channels\
 , including online marketplaces\, social media and peer-to-peer sales\, of
 ten outside of formal markets. While these channels can expand access and 
 choice\, they can also make it easier for unsafe\, counterfeit or non-comp
 liant products to reach consumers.Informal markets can be difficult to add
 ress through product safety frameworks originally designed for more conven
 tional supply chains. In such settings\, it may be harder to identify resp
 onsible actors\, monitor products\, remove hazardous goods quickly\, and e
 nsure that consumers have access to effective protection and redress.These
  issues raise important questions for consumer protection and product safe
 ty agencies worldwide. They also highlight the need for practical\, adapti
 ve approaches that combine oversight\, risk reduction\, consumer awareness
 \, business responsibility\, and cooperation among relevant agencies and s
 takeholders.ObjectiveThis webinar\, convened by UNCTAD’s Informal Workin
 g Group on Consumer Product Safety\, aims to explore how informal markets 
 and non-traditional channels of commerce are reshaping consumer product sa
 fety risks—and how regulators and other stakeholders can respond.It will
  bring together consumer protection and product safety agencies\, internat
 ional organizations\, civil society\, businesses and academia\, to:Examine
  current challenges related to unsafe and counterfeit consumer products in
  informal markets.Discuss how existing product safety frameworks interact 
 with evolving forms of trade and distribution.Share national experiences i
 n surveillance\, enforcement\, consumer education and risk reduction.Consi
 der practical approaches that can strengthen consumer protection in inform
 al market settings.Promote knowledge exchange and coordination among agenc
 ies and stakeholders to reduce consumer harm.ParticipationThe webinar will
  bring together consumer protection and product safety agencies\, internat
 ional organizations\, civil society\, businesses and academia.It is open t
 o government representatives with relevant expertise\, interested internat
 ional organizations and networks\, and relevant stakeholders from civil so
 ciety and academia.https://unctad.org/Topic/Competition-and-Consumer-Prote
 ction/Working-group-on-consumer-product-safety\n\nView meeting on unctad.o
 rg\nhttps://unctad.org/node/51653
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