Resources

ICI’s learning agenda is a set of questions to guide ICI's research and learning activities to fill identified knowledge gaps in relation to child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector. The learning agenda is collectively defined and prioritised, based on input from ICI's members and partners. It sets out our vision for the collective learning process over the next strategic period (2021-2026) and will reviewed on an annual basis.

On February 23rd, 2022, the European Commission publishes the long-awaited proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence , developed under the leadership of European Commissioners Didier Reynders (DG Justice) and Thierry Breton (DG Internal Market). This summary , prepared by ICI , provides an overview of the main expectations set out in the text. It also includes as high-level comparison with the European Parliament’s legislative initiative of March 10th, 2021, as well as a comparison with ICI’s key messages.

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.