Research and Reports1 January 2007Rooting out child labour form cocoa farms – Child labour monitoring: A partnership of communities and governmentRead MoreThis paper is the fourth in a series published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that synthesizes the knowledge and experience acquired from implementation of the West African Cocoa and Commercial Agriculture Project to Combat Hazardous and Exploitive Child Labour (WACAP).
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.
Research and Reports20 July 2006Pilot Labour Survey in Cocoa ProductionRead MoreIn 2006 Ghana's Ministry of Manpower, Youth & Employment in collaboration with COCOBOD, the Ministry of Manpower and Economic Planning and the World Cocoa Foundation undertook a pilot labour survey in cocoa production as a step towards addressing labour issues.- 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 Reports1 June 2005The cocoa industry and child labourRead MoreThis article recounts the history of the international cocoa industry moving toward the acknowledgement of serious labour issues in the global cocoa supply chain, and then a public commitment to act to address the problems.