News from ICI
- Community-based grievance mechanisms: a promising approach to protect labour rights in cocoa farming26 February 2025An external evaluation of ICI’s community-based grievance mechanisms in cocoa-growing communities in Ghana has revealed their effectiveness in protecting labour rights and resolving disputes between workers and employers. These findings suggest they could be an effective approach to preventing and addressing the risk of forced labour in cocoa. Forced labour is all work or service which is exacted from any person under the threat of a penalty and for which the person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily. Unfortunately, forced labour and labour rights abuses exist in cocoa farming andRead more
- ICI hosts learning workshop on cash transfers in agricultural supply chains25 February 2025Last week, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) hosted an experience-sharing workshop, bringing together its partners and stakeholders to exchange insights and best practices on their cashRead more
- Protecting children from pesticides: ICI takes action in Côte d'Ivoire13 December 2024ICI, with support from The Hershey Company, is implementing a project aimed at developing and testing innovative and effective strategies to address children's exposure to pesticides in cocoaRead more
- Learning into action: Setting up community-based grievance mechanisms to address forced labour risks12 December 2024Forced labour and labour rights abuses exist in cocoa farming and common risks include the lack of formal contracts, withholding of wages or workers performing tasks that were not specified at theRead more
- ICI’s snapshot session at the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights27 November 2024On November 26th, ICI together with the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, organized a snapshot session on “Groups at risk: lessons and good practices on a smart mix of measures in theRead more
- New Framework to accelerate actions to tackle child labor in cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana27 November 2024Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – November 27, 2024 A new Framework of Action was signed today by the cocoa and chocolate industry (represented by the World Cocoa Foundation), the Governments of Côte d’IvoireRead more
- Child Protection: A New Parental Approach for Positive Child Development26 November 2024Families Make the Difference (FMD) is a parenting skills programme originally developed by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). It has since been implemented by the International Cocoa InitiativeRead more