Resources

This study examines the impacts of an unconditional cash transfer programme on cocoa-growing households in Ghana. The pilot project, set up as a randomized control trial, aimed to test whether cash transfers can help reduce hazardous child labour. It also examines what other impacts cash transfers have on children and their families in this context.

This brief provides an introduction to the topic of the forced labour of children. Prepared by ILO, it seeks to raise awareness of forced labour of children by summarizing and sharing the limited amount of information currently available. It covers the following questions: What is forced labour of children? How many children are victims? What are the root causes? Where does forced labour of children occur? The brief also outlines actions for the business community to help end forced labour of children and meet Sustainable Development Target 8.7. Read the resource: ILO Brief: What is forced

This Fairtrade study compares two types of systems: Fairtrade International’s signature Youth-Inclusive Community-Based Monitoring and Remediation (YICBMR) system and Internal Control Systems (ICS) in four countries.

This report explores the activities and impact of the Transforming Education in Cocoa Communities in Côte d'Ivoire programme between 2016 and 2021.

This paper examines the link between school quality and child labour in cocoa agriculture, based on analysis of data from 2168 fifth-grade children from forty-one primary-schools in Côte d’Ivoire.