Resources

This study, published in the Bordeaux Economics Working Papers, compares two methods – direct questioning and list experiments - to estimate the prevalence of child labour in a sample of 4,458 certified cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire.

This summary provides an overview of key findings and messages from a report commissioned by the European Commission, “Ending child labour and promoting sustainable cocoa production in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana”. The report seeks to provide a detailed analysis of the root causes of child labour, and to propose solutions to address them.

With the scale up of Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS) advancing, and calls from civil society to set clear definitions and reporting benchmarks, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) carried out a review of these systems, commissioned by the Swiss Cocoa Platform.

This short animation presents some of the activities that can have a real, positive impact, such as Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems, or community development approaches. Research shows that child labour prevalence can be reduced by up to one-third when these measures are put in place.

The Cocoa Barometer 2020, produced by the Voice Network, provides an overview of the current sustainability developments in the cocoa sector and highlights current critical issues. It presents an overview of sustainability developments at the national, global and industry level and explores challenges related to living income, human rights (including child labour), the environment, and the creation of an enabling environment.