Research and Reports31 July 2006Categorisation of cocoa-producing areas in Côte d'IvoireRead MoreThe objective of this study, conducted within the framework of the project "Monitoring system of child labour in cocoa production", is to propose a categorisation and a sampling strategy for cocoa production in Côte d'Ivoire.
Tools and Guides10 January 2006Tackling Hazardous Child Labour in Agriculture: Guidance on Policy and Practice (Toolkit)Read MoreTackling hazardous child labour in agriculture: guidance on policy practice has been produced by the International Labour Organization to help policy-makers ensure that agriculture is a priority sector for the elimination of child labour.- Research and Reports1 November 2005Child Labor in Ghana Cocoa Production: Focus Upon Agricultural Tasks, Ergonomic Exposures, and Associated Injuries and IllnessesRead MoreThis study set out to determine the occupational hazards experienced by children harvesting cocoa in western Ghana.
- Research and Reports22 August 2002Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector of West AfricaRead MoreThe primary strategic objectives of this study vis-à-vis child labor were to document the number of children working in the cocoa sector; their status with respect to origin, mode of recruitment (if hired labor), position in farm household, and school attendance; the conditions in which these children work; and the reasons for child labor in the cocoa sector.
Laws and Regulations4 October 2001Harkin Engel ProtocolRead MoreIn September 2001, chocolate and cocoa industry representatives signed an agreement, developed in partnership with Senator Tom Harkin and Representative Eliot Engel, to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in the growing and processing of cocoa beans and their derivative products wherever cocoa is grown.