9 October 2019Using community level data to understand child labour risk (Infographic)Read MoreChild labour in cocoa-growing areas is caused by a complex interplay of social, economic and cultural factors. These differ greatly between households, communities and countries. As a result, measuring child labour is costly. Surveys to measure the number of children in child labour are complex to administer and require large samples.
Research and Reports1 October 2019Department of Labor 2018 findings on the worst forms of child labourRead MoreThe U.S. Department of Labor’s annual report on the Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor assesses progress made in the global fight against child labor. The 2018 report includes country specific summaries for Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, among others.
Research and Reports22 September 2019Field study - Labour demand and supply of cocoa farming households in Cote d'IvoireRead MoreThis study presents findings from the International Labour Organisation’s Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa (ACCEL Africa) project on labour availability in cocoa communities in Cote d’Ivoire.
Research and Reports5 August 2019Forced labor in supply chains: Addressing risks and safeguarding workers' freedomsRead MoreThis Fair Labor Association brief focuses on international standards, frameworks and best practices for identifying and eradicating forced labor in supply chains.- Research and Reports31 July 2019Child labor measurement in agricultural households: Seasonality, proxy respondent and gender information gaps in EthiopiaRead MoreMeasurement of child labor is critical for our understanding of its determinants and conditions, and for the design of social protection programs and policy. This study reports the findings of three survey design experiments implemented across Fairtrade coffee households in rural Ethiopia in three different agricultural seasons.