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).

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.

This article examines the impacts of two large-scale cash transfer programmes in Malawi and Zambia on child labour. Both programmes increased children’s exposure to work in agriculture that may be harmful to them, yet resulted in positive impacts on children’s school attendance and material well-being. The results demonstrate some of the complex effects of increasing incomes in agricultural areas.

This 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.

This paper offers insights into the impact of gender on child well-being in relation to cash transfers via family and child allowances based on evidence from the Lesotho Child Grants Program.