News from ICI
- Spotlight on Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) agents19 July 2023CLMRS Agents (also known as Community Facilitators or Field Officers) are the first point of contact that cocoa-producing households have with the Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System and are key to its success. They are responsible for explaining the CLMRS and its objectives, raising awareness on harm caused by child labour, and conducting interviews with farming families to identify children who need support. How the CLMRS, and the agent’s experiences, are impacted by their gender ICI’s CLMRS Effectiveness review (published in July 2021) found that even though female agents wereRead more
- Japan-headquartered trading company Itochu joins ICI10 July 2023The Japan-headquartered trading company Itochu, which is involved in both domestic and international trading of products such as textiles, metals, minerals and food products including cocoa, hasRead more
- ICI commissions sanitation facilities in schools30 June 2023Two sanitation facilities have been commissioned in Anwona and Ayokoa, two cocoa-growing communities in Adansi Asokwa district in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Funded by Nestle and implemented by theRead more
- ICI launches its 2022 Annual Report23 June 2023Message from Matthias Lange, ICI Executive Director Today, we launch our 2022 Annual Report. Reflecting back on the year, we are proud of our actions to prevent and address child labour and forcedRead more
- Webinar: EU Forced Labour Regulation and its implications for the cocoa sector8 June 2023This week ICI, in partnership with the European Cocoa Association (ECA), the CAOBISCO, the Voice Network and the Cocoa Coalition, with the support of the European cocoa platforms, hosted a webinar onRead more
- Child protection: New school infrastructure in Daloa, Soubré and Divo26 May 2023ICI and Cargill handed over the keys to two schools in the Lakota department of Côte d’Ivoire on May 17. At the ceremony, the schools, one of which was completely renovated and includes 9 classroomsRead more
- Child Friendly Spaces: Motivating out-of school children to rejoin the school system14 April 2023After a year of participating in activities at the Child Friendly Space (CAE) in Biakou, under the supervision of specialised facilitators, brothers, Eric and Dominique Kambou, have started attendingRead more