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Grievance mechanisms allow individuals to raise complaints about actions that may have impacted their human rights or labour rights. In cocoa production, the most common human rights and labour rights issues include withholding wages, workers performing tasks that were not specified at the time of recruitment or workers not performing agreed-upon tasks. Grievance mechanisms can be used to resolve disputes, investigate allegations of abuse, provide solutions for those affected, and ultimately prevent further harm. This practical guide provides step-by-step guidance on managing grievances

Grievance mechanisms allow individuals to raise complaints about actions that may have impacted their human rights or labour rights. In cocoa production, the most common human rights and labour rights issues include withholding wages, workers performing tasks that were not specified at the time of recruitment or workers not performing agreed-upon tasks. Grievance mechanisms can be used to resolve disputes, investigate allegations of abuse, provide solutions for those affected, and ultimately prevent further harm. This practical guide provides step-by-step guidance on setting up community-based

Tackling risks associated with forced labour in the cocoa sector requires a coordinated response from many different stakeholders. Cocoa and chocolate companies, governments, civil society actors, international organizations, cocoa cooperatives, cocoa producers and donors all have a role to play. This document contains practical guidance for cocoa and chocolate companies on how to tackle risks associated with forced labour in cocoa-growing communities. These activities could be implemented and financed by individual organisations or in a collective manner through an area-based approach.

This study explores how employment contracts are perceived in cocoa-growing communities in Ghana.

These ICI briefings provide an overview of the main elements of the final draft text, compared to the initial proposal from the European Commission.