Signed employment contracts between employers and workers: A source of vitality for Human Rights Committees in ICI cocoa communities
4 July 2025
“With the formalisation of employment contracts between cocoa producers and workers initiated by ICI, it is now a real relief for everyone.” These are the words of Pierre Koudougou, who has been a group administrator for four years at the Société Coopérative de Production et de Transformation de Produits Agricoles (SOCOOPEM) in San Pedro, speaking about the importance and role played by the Human Rights Committee (HRC) within cooperatives and communities. These committees are supported by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), which, through a pilot project, aims to test and adapt new
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