Resources

This 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).

This brief review by ICI looks at evidence from past pandemics to understand the risks for children and identify what can be done to address them. It draws on evidence from other pandemics, notably Ebola, to understand how children were affected, exploring how applicable these findings might be to cocoa-growing communities.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe presents models guidelines to assist OSCE States and partners to put in place measures to prevent human trafficking for the purposes of labour in public supply chains.

This journal article, published in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, investigates the possibility of transitioning to a sustainable cocoa future, specifically in Cameroon.

The VOICE Network presents a consultation paper for the 2020 Cocoa Barometer. The paper suggests current living income reference prices are too low and lays out the Network’s recommendations to the cocoa industry regarding the setting of such price limits, among others.