Research and Reports28 June 2024Accelerating progress towards eradicating child labour (SDG8.7) with quality education (SDG4): School quality is linked to reduced child cocoa labour in Cote d ’IvoireRead MoreChild labour disrupts education, but there is little research on the reciprocal relationship: education disrupting child labour. In this study, authors examined the link between school quality and child cocoa agricultural work in rural Cote d’Ivoire.
Research and Reports12 June 2024ICI Annual Report 2023Read MoreOur 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.
Research and Reports3 June 2024How can child-friendly spaces help protect children in cocoa-growing communities?Read MoreThis report presents the results of an ICI innovative pilot project that set up child-friendly spaces in three cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire. By providing a safe place to play, learn and meet other children, the project aimed to promote children's rights and offer an alternative to going to the fields to work.
Research and Reports23 May 2024Child labour in cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: an analysis of academic attainment in children engaged in hazardous labourRead MoreThis paper examines the relationship between child labour and educational attainment and explores the distinction between harmful and non-harmful agricultural cocoa work. esults show that hazardous child labour increases the odds of repeating a class and work-related injury compared to non-hazardous labour.
Research and Reports30 April 2024Innovative strategies to stimulate adult labour and tackle child labourRead MoreThis report presents the results of a pilot project, in which targeted cocoa-producing households received a one-off, unconditional cash transfer, combined with a subsidy for hiring adult labour.