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This meta-analysis includes a comprehensive set of interventions to provide a quantitative assessment of their impact on child labour. The research reviewed 614 studies on child labour and forced labour identified by the ILO's "Research to Action" (RTA) project and an additional 40 recent studies to obtain a sample of 41 randomized and quasi-experimental impact evaluations suitable for the meta-analysis. As several outcomes and interventions are reported in these studies, 131 effect-size estimates were collected; of these, 86 refer to the child’s probability of engaging in any type of activity

The international cocoa sector is increasingly acknowledging the presence of child labour in cocoa-producing regions, which has led to a wide range of sustainability initiatives. A common strategy of cocoa sustainability programmes is to decrease child labour by increasing households’ income towards a living income. This paper aims to explore how household income, farm productivity and alternative income-generating activities are related to child labour prevalence.

Cette étude examine les impacts d'un programme de transfert monétaire inconditionnel sur les ménages producteurs de cacao au Ghana. Le projet pilote, mis en place sous la forme d'un essai de contrôle aléatoire, visait à vérifier si les transferts d'argent liquide peuvent contribuer à réduire le travail dangereux des enfants. Il examine également les autres impacts des transferts monétaires sur les enfants et leurs familles dans ce contexte.

This joint report by Human Rights Watch, Initiative for Social Economic Rights, and Friends of the Nation, examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on child labour, children’s rights and poverty in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda.

Ce rapport analyse l'impact du programme de développement communautaire de la Fondation International Cocoa Initiative sur le travail des enfants et son importance en Côte d'Ivoire et au Ghana. Le programme de développement communautaire de ICI a soutenu 75 communautés productrices de cacao dans ces deux pays pendant quatre ans, entre 2015 et 2018, dans le but général d'améliorer la capacité de ces communautés à protéger les enfants.