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.
Tools and Guides8 January 2005Guidelines for Developing Child Labour Monitoring ProcessesRead MoreProduced by the International Labour Organization, these guidelines provide information on how to design, develop and operate child labour monitoring. They describe a generic model of the process of child labour monitoring along with practical examples.
Research and Reports20 March 2003Ghana Child Labour SurveyRead MoreThis document presents Ghana’s first nationwide survey specifically designed to collect information on the various aspects of child labour within the country.- Research and Reports22 August 2002Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector of West AfricaRead MoreThe primary strategic objectives of this study vis-à-vis child labor were to document the number of children working in the cocoa sector; their status with respect to origin, mode of recruitment (if hired labor), position in farm household, and school attendance; the conditions in which these children work; and the reasons for child labor in the cocoa sector.