Resources

This report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) provides updated estimates of child labour at a global and regional level.

This joint report by Human Rights Watch, Initiative for Social Economic Rights, and Friends of the Nation, examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on child labour, children’s rights and poverty in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda. It analyses responses, such as cash transfers, and provides recommendations to governments, donors, and companies to address issues related to child protection, education, and child labour.

The Cocoa Barometer 2020, produced by the Voice Network, provides an overview of the current sustainability developments in the cocoa sector and highlights current critical issues. It presents an overview of sustainability developments at the national, global and industry level and explores challenges related to living income, human rights (including child labour), the environment, and the creation of an enabling environment.

This report, carried out by Oxfam, examines gender in cocoa production in cocoa-growing regions of Ghana. Through focus groups, interviews, and household surveys in the Bia East and Atwima Mponua Districts, the researchers conclude that women contribute substantially to cocoa production yet are often on the margins of the supply chain.

The Solidaridad Network, a partner of the International Cocoa Initiative, presents findings on the impact of MASO, a five-year programme focussed on creating employment opportunities for youth aged 18-25 in cocoa communities. The programme targeted 10,700 not-in-school youth living under the $2 per day poverty line in specific communities.