Resources

This manual, developed by the World Cocoa Foundation on behalf of CocoaAction companies, describes the Community Development package in detail. CocoaAction’s Community Development package is an innovative approach under which companies have committed to aligning their efforts in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana under a common set of actions and aims.

These guidelines are intended to help researchers and organizations, including national statistics offices, to design and implement studies and data collection tools that are ethically sound and appropriate to collect information about child labour. Children and young people are routinely asked about aspects of their lives, including work. Children are interviewed in workplaces, in their households and while in the care of service providers. In any of these situations, interviewing children about their lives and work raises ethical and safety questions for children themselves, for parents or

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.

This document complements the Business Handbook on Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector: Addressing Child Labour and Forced Labour, developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Cocoa Initiative, with co-financing from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It outlines resources and tools which can help companies operationalise risk-based due diligence to address human rights risks and impacts in the cocoa supply chain, focusing on child labour and forced labour. It also provides examples of the

The Business Handbook on Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector: Addressing Child Labour and Forced Labour (Handbook) helps companies identify, prevent and address risks related to human rights in the cocoa sector, with a focus on child labour and forced labour risks. The Handbook is based on the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), the ILO Conventions on child labour and forced labour, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD Guidelines for MNEs), and the OECD recommendations on risk-based due diligence detailed in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for