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This report presents the results from qualitative research on the motivation, perceptions, and experiences of female child labour monitoring agents in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.

An estimated 50 million people were living in modern slavery on any given day in 2021, an increase of 10 million people since 2016. Walk Free’s flagship report, the Global Slavery Index (GSI) provides national estimates of modern slavery for 160 countries. The estimates draw on thousands of interviews with survivors collected through nationally representative household surveys across 75 countries and an assessment of national-level vulnerability. See the full list of downloads here.

Since 2019, The Centre for Child Rights and Business, has conducted a total of 20 Supply Chain Child Rights Risk Assessments for public and private partners in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America to assess the impact of global supply chains on children. Commissioned by Save the Children Germany, this report conducts a meta-analysis of all 20 assessments. These studies provide an exhaustive data set documenting the child rights situation in today’s supply chains. It covers eight sourcing countries within the manufacturing, agriculture and mining industries, and not only assesses key

Reflecting back on 2022, we are proud of our actions to prevent and address child labour and forced labour in West Africa. While much remains to be done, we have continued to learn, to innovate and test new approaches, to build capacity and to advocate for increased implementation, which will allow us to take our work even further in cocoa-growing communities. ICI's Annual Report 2022 is presents a compilation of the work we've done, scaling up action in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana for impact and lasting change.

This brochure introduces the Business Handbook on Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector: Addressing Child Labour and Forced Labour, developed by the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct and the International Cocoa Initiative. It provides an overview of child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector and outlines the steps of the OECD due diligence framework. It is a relevant resource for individuals looking to decide if the Business Handbook is the resource for them, or looking to promote the Business Handbook.