Forced labour is a serious human rights abuse, affecting an estimated one in 200 workers in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. However, the risk of forced labour is understood to vary considerably across the country and is considerably higher in some areas than others.
ICI has developed an area-based assessment approach to identify areas at higher risk of forced labour, helping to prioritize where action is most urgently needed to prevent and address labour rights abuses.
This document provides an overview of the area-based assessment approach, explains how it works, and outlines its intended use and value. It does not include the assessment tool itself. Stakeholders interested in conducting an area-based assessment of forced labour risk are invited to contact ICI for further information and support.
