Research and Reports3 September 2020ICI strategy 2021-2026Read MoreThe International Cocoa Initiative’s 2021-2026 Strategy acts as a road map to achieve scale-up of action within the cocoa sector. At ICI, we want to see cocoa-growing communities thrive within a dignified, sustainable and responsibly-managed cocoa supply chain, where child rights and human rights are protected and respected, where child labour and forced labour are eliminated.- Research and Reports1 July 2020Hazardous child labour in Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa communities during Covid-19Read MoreThis analysis compares the situation in 263 cocoa communities prior to, and during the partial lockdown, to understand the effects of this shock on child labour. This study was not designed to analyse – and should not be used to draw conclusions about – broader trends in relation to child labour prevalence.
Research and Reports29 June 2020United States Department of State: Trafficking in Persons report 2020Read MoreThe United States Department of State has released the 20th edition of its Trafficking in Persons Report. This edition charts the progress made over the past 20 years by governments and other actors to fight against trafficking in persons.
Research and Reports11 June 2020ILO and UNICEF brief on Covid-19 and child labourRead MoreThe International Labour Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund have released a new brief, Covid-19 and child labour: A time of crisis, a time to act, outlining the risk of a rise in child labour due to the Covid-19 pandemic.- Research and Reports20 April 2020The effects of income changes on child labour: A review of evidence from smallholder agricultureRead MoreThis review examines evidence of the impact of unexpected shocks that either increased or decreased incomes on child labour, as well as the effects of policies and programmes to increase household incomes. It was conducted by the International Cocoa Initiative in partnership with the Swiss Cocoa Platform and State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).