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- Capacity of Ghana’s Labour Officers strengthened to tackle forced and child labour in Ghanaian cocoa and gold mining11 November 2022Labour officers and inspectors of the Labour Department of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations from cocoa-producing regions (Ashanti, Central, Western, Western North, and Eastern) in GhanaRead more
- Landscape and Referral pilot project: An interactive electronic map of child protection services presented3 November 2022The Landscape and Referral pilot project, a project with the aim of coordinating the work done by different actors in the fight against child labour, has taken a major step forward with a workshopRead more
- What is the link between child labour, schooling and child wellbeing?18 October 2022Many children combine work in cocoa with attending school – in fact, data from the 2018/9 NORC survey shows that in Côte d’Ivoire, children in child labour were slightly more likely to attend schoolRead more
- Learning from children in cocoa-growing communities15 July 2022Children have the right to participate in decisions that affect them; and listening to them is key to understanding their aspirations, priorities, and the challenges they face, as well as to findingRead more
- Gender equality and child well-being in cocoa-growing communities25 April 2022Listening, asking questions, and discussing sensitive topics in a safe environment is what regularly brings together members of the Assemanou community, 37km from Abengourou in Côte d’Ivoire. Over theRead more
- Bridging classes in Guémon: ICI, TRECC and Nestlé support access to education in cocoa-growing communities24 January 2022Tobly Bangolo1 is a cocoa farming community located 15 km from Duékoué. At the start of the 2021-2022 school year, a group of students who had graduated from bridging classes (classes organized toRead more
- Olam food ingredients (ofi) publishes its Cocoa Compass sustainability report 2020/2116 November 2022Olam food ingredients (ofi), a member of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has launched its Cocoa Compass sustainability impact report for 2020/21, setting out the progress made in its cocoaRead more
- Touton releases its Sustainability Report 2021/2216 November 2022Touton, a member of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has recently published its 2021/22 Sustainability Report. The report presents the company’s engagement to build sustainable value chains.Read more
- Ferrero publishes its action plan for sustainable cocoa3 February 2022Ferrero, a member of the International Cocoa Initiative, has launched its Cocoa Charter and Cocoa Action Plan, which outline its commitments for a sustainable cocoa supply chain and its activities toRead more
- ICI: A strong and resilient foundation on which to build a transformative future1 June 2021The launch of the International Cocoa Initiative’s 2020 Annual Report during the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour is a powerful moment to take stock of the lessons learned andRead more
- The importance of women's empowerment in the fight against child labour8 March 2021The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has over 13 years of experience tackling child labour with our partners. During this time, we have learned a lot about what works to protect children andRead more
- A mixed bag of sobering reminders, lower estimates and some signs of progress from the 2018/2019 NORC report on child labour in cocoa19 October 2020According to the latest US-funded research study to “assess progress in reducing child labour in cocoa production” approximately 1.56m children are currently involved in child labour in the cocoaRead more