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The ILO estimates that 132 million children work in agriculture around the world – in many cases out of sheer economic necessity. Founded in 2002, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is dedicated to ending child and forced labour in cocoa-growing. A unique partnership between NGOs, labour unions, cocoa processors and the major chocolate brands, ICI works to change the way cocoa is grown. Learn more about our work…because every child deserves a childhood, an education and an opportunity to escape the cycle of poverty. |
News
Certification July 1st Deadline: Read the Statement from Sen.Harkin and Rep.Engel and the chocolate and cocoa industry as well as the statement from the civil society on the Harkin-Engel Protocol. Read as well Verité's year-end report and ICI comments on the Certification deadline.
Conference
London, 1-2 April 2008: "Sharing lessons learned and developing ways forward" - Conference Recommendations now available! More
Videos
On the World Day Against Child Labour, ICI launched a DVD presenting its community-based activities in Ghana and Ivory Coast. To see the videos, please click here
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