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 report documents results and learning from a pilot project to set up Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems in 24 communities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. With the aim of increasing cost-effectiveness and sustainability of these systems and increasing the participation of national services in their implementation, the pilot tested two adaptations: The pilot used trained and remunerated community committees to conduct awareness-raising and follow-up visits The pilot aimed to provide support by referring child labour cases to national services Results show that paid community

ICI’s learning agenda is a set of questions to guide ICI's research and learning activities to fill identified knowledge gaps in relation to child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector. The learning agenda is collectively defined and prioritised, based on input from ICI's members and partners. It sets out our vision for the collective learning process over the next strategic period (2021-2026) and will reviewed on an annual basis.

This study examines the impacts of an unconditional cash transfer programme on cocoa-growing households in Ghana. The pilot project, set up as a randomized control trial, aimed to test whether cash transfers can help reduce hazardous child labour. It also examines what other impacts cash transfers have on children and their families in this context.

What is the difference between child labour, hazardous child labour, and the worst forms of child labour? ICI's brief glossary provides definitions of key terms and concepts related to child labour and forced labour, together with links to the relevant conventions and guidance.