Resources

This literature review provides an up-to-date overview of causal evidence of the consequences of child work on children’s development, education, and health. It explores the harmful consequences of work by children and describes the complex, nuanced, and multidimensional relationship between child work and its impacts, drawing on more than thirty rigorous quantitative studies. This study focuses on several outcomes affected by the work during childhood and adolescence. These outcomes include school attendance, dropout, and academic performance, the child’s physical and mental development, and

This brief provides an introduction to the topic of the forced labour of children. Prepared by ILO, it seeks to raise awareness of forced labour of children by summarizing and sharing the limited amount of information currently available. It covers the following questions: What is forced labour of children? How many children are victims? What are the root causes? Where does forced labour of children occur? The brief also outlines actions for the business community to help end forced labour of children and meet Sustainable Development Target 8.7. Read the resource: ILO Brief: What is forced

This Fairtrade study compares two types of systems: Fairtrade International’s signature Youth-Inclusive Community-Based Monitoring and Remediation (YICBMR) system and Internal Control Systems (ICS) in four countries.

In 2021, ICI joined the Cocoa Coalition, an informal group of cocoa and chocolate companies), certification organisations , NGOs and multi-stakeholder organisations such as ICI, which aims to support the development of relevant legislation, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), the EU Forced Labour Regulation, or the EU Deforestation Regulation, to drive the production of sustainable cocoa within responsibly managed supply chains and within a supportive enabling environment. In 2025, the Coalition enlarged its scope of work to other agricultural sectors

The U.S. Department of Labor’s annual report on the Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor assesses progress made in the global fight against child labor. The launch webinar took place on 29 September 2021, including insights from Thea Lee (USDOL), Marty J. Walsh (USDOL) and Rosa DeLauro (Congresswoman).