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.- Research and Reports19 December 2023Meta-analysis of the effects of interventions on child labourRead MoreThis meta-analysis includes a comprehensive set of interventions to provide a quantitative assessment of their impact on child labour. The research reviewed 614 studies on child labour and forced labour identified by the ILO's "Research to Action" (RTA) project and an additional 40 recent studies to obtain a sample of 41 randomized and quasi-experimental impact evaluations suitable for the meta-analysis. As several outcomes and interventions are reported in these studies, 131 effect-size estimates were collected; of these, 86 refer to the child’s probability of engaging in any type of activity
Research and Reports18 December 2023Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan AfricaRead MoreThis study examines the interrelationship of child labour and informality in 22 sub-Saharan countries. The purpose of this study is to better understand the interrelationship of child labour and informality in sub-Saharan Africa and how to achieve the goals envisioned in Recommendation No. 204. This study examines patterns in child labour, child employment and informality for 22 sub-Saharan countries using household survey data that interviews 197,418 children aged 10–17 and represents 78.2 million children. It attempts to understand descriptively the patterns in child labour, child employment