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Save the Children implemented the Stop Child Labour in Cocoa Sourcing Communities project in partnership with Ferrero between 2020 and 2025 in selected cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire. The project responded to persistently high rates of child labour in cocoa production and to the recognition that child labour is deeply embedded within broader systems of poverty, limited educational access, social norms, and under-resourced child protection institutions. Rather than focusing solely on child labour as a compliance issue, the project sought to address both immediate manifestations and

The CLMRS Toolkit is an online platform that brings together practical guidance, tools, and resources to support every stage of CLMRS implementation, from strategic planning to field operations.

ICI's 2025 Annual Report highlights the work of ICI and its partners to tackle child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector in West Africa. By the end of the cocoa season September 2025, ICI members had supported 1.68 million children through Child Labour and Monitoring Systems (CLMRS), and coverage expanded to 1.33 million households across Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria. The year also held the clear ambition to continue to improve the effectiveness of the CLMRS in addition to supporting implementers to operationalise the latest findings on what works to tackle child labour

This letter is designed to accompany the distribution of birth certificates to children and households as part of CLMRS support activities or other programmes addressing child labour.

The European Commission published its Guidelines on the application of the Forced Labour Regulation. This ICI Briefing provides an overview and summary of the Guidelines.