Research and Reports22 June 2017ICI briefing paper: Declining cocoa prices and potential child labour risksRead MoreRecent declines in world cocoa prices are likely to place additional pressure on already financially-constrained smallholder cocoa farmers in West Africa if they result in sustained lower farm-gate prices paid to farmers. Several studies indicate that the majority of cocoa farmers live in extreme poverty, earning a per capita daily cocoa income of between $0.40-1.60. Any further lowering of farmer incomes as a result of declining cocoa prices could exacerbate the risk of child labour for a number of reasons.
Laws and Regulations21 June 2017ICI review of changes to the Côte d'Ivoire hazardous work listRead MoreICI reviews the changes to Côte d'Ivoire's hazardous work list.
Research and Reports12 June 2017ICI annual report 2016Read MoreOur Annual Report 2016 contains our highlights of the year, messages from our Co-Presidents, our Executive Director, our National Coordinators, our year in numbers and much more information.- Research and Reports12 May 2017Effectiveness Review of Child Labour Monitoring Systems in the Smallholder Agricultural Sector of Sub-Saharan AfricaRead MoreThe objective of ICI’s Effectiveness Review of Child Labour Monitoring Systems in the Smallholder Agricultural Sector of Sub-Saharan Africa, is therefore to explore ways to increase the cost-effectiveness of Child Labour Monitoring Systems and to identify best practices to guide the establishment and scaling-up of monitoring systems in the smallholder agricultural sector.
- Research and Reports22 June 2016Labour market research study: ICI statementRead MoreThe International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) commissioned a study, ‘Researching the Impact of Increased Cocoa Yields on the Labour Market and Child Labour risk in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire’ with the support of The International Finance Corporation (IFC), The Jacobs Foundation, The Lindt Cocoa Foundation, The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) and The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF).