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This brief provides recommendations for implementing effective CLMRS based on ICI's experience implementing CLMRS in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

Data from children suggest that the prevalence of child labour in the cocoa industry in Côte d’Ivoire is a worrying 38%. However, while surveying children has the potential to reduce sensitivity biases such as social desirability bias, it presents significant ethical dilemmas and may also be associated with other reporting biases, making accurate estimates of child labour difficult. To address this, this study collected data from 1741 cocoa producers to assess whether parents could provide more accurate estimates using indirect survey methods. Authors compared direct questioning with a list

Each year, ICI members report details of their activities to tackle child labour in cocoa. The results presented in this report are from the reporting season October 2022 – September 2023. They are aggregate figures and reflect the collective efforts of ICI members to date on a selection of activities. Key findings: There has been a significant increase in the coverage of Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems across Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon when compared to previous years. 1 million smallholder cocoa farming households are covered by these systems. Over 540,000

Our research and experience show that women can make programmes to tackle child labour more effective. This Learning into action brief summarizes practical action to improve the gender balance of staff in sustainability programmes.

Our 2023 Annual Report highlights how ICI is advancing efforts to combat child labour in cocoa communities in West Africa and to improve the lives of children and adults of these communities.