Research and Reports25 November 2020Changes in hazardous child labour in Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa communities before and after Covid-19 partial lockdownRead MoreEarlier this year the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) analysed data from 263 communities in Côte d’Ivoire to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child labour. In these communities, 1,443 cocoa-growing households were visited under ICI’s Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS) between 17 March and 15 May 2020 to identify cases of child labour.
Tools and Guides4 November 2020Advancing human rights policy and practice in the agribusiness sector: An implementation toolkitRead MoreThe World Business Council for Sustainable Development has developed a toolkit to support the agribusiness sector and members of the Global Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) align on and improve human rights policy and practice. The GAA has a mandate to strengthen sustainable landscapes and livelihoods to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Created by human rights experts and agribusiness leaders, the toolkit explores the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) through the lens of the agribusiness sector, focusing on common issues faced in the
Research and Reports27 October 2020Predicting child labour risk at the household level: A risk model for cocoa-farming households in GhanaRead MoreThis paper proposes a prediction model to identify cocoa farmers in Ghana who are at an elevated risk of using hazardous child labour, based on basic information about cocoa-producing households and their farms.
Research and Reports19 October 2020ICI technical summary of NORC report: "Assessing progress in reducing child labour in cocoa production in cocoa growing areas of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, 2018/2019 survey round"Read MoreThis technical summary is intended for stakeholders with an interest in the child labour situation in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. It provides a short summary of key findings from the NORC 2018/9 Report, and where possible, places them in context alongside the results of the two previous surveys from 2008/9 and 2013/4, conducted by Tulane University.
Awareness-raising materials19 October 2020The Challenge of Child Labour and ChocolateRead MoreWhat is child labour? What is the difference between child labour and forced labour? What is being done to tackle it? In this short video, by the International Cocoa Initiative and World Cocoa Foundation, discover answers to these questions and more.