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.
Research and Reports26 April 2024Results of ICI’s Member Reporting Exercise – 2022Read MoreIn 2021, ICI and its members introduced new reporting responsibilities, to support the drive for rigour and transparency in the sector, to recognize efforts currently being made and to motivate further action. The following results are from the reporting season October 2021 – September 2022.
Research and Reports15 April 2024Cocoa household income study methodologyRead MoreThe Cocoa Household Income Study Methodology has been developed to measure cocoa household income and living income. This document provides detailed guidance for measuring household incomes and collecting intervention data as well as instructions on designing living income studies in terms of sample selection and analysis.
Research and Reports28 March 2024Putting Children First: An Introduction to ICIRead MoreFounded in 2002, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is the leading organisation tackling child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector of West Africa, with offices in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Switzerland. In this brochure, we give an overview of our work to tackle child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector in West Africa.