News from ICI
- The Netherlands Passes Historic Child Labour Due Diligence Bill29 June 2019After almost three years of introduction into the Dutch Parliament, the Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid or the Child Labour Due Diligence Bill was passed by the Dutch Senate earlier last week. Netherlands has demonstrated its seriousness about combatting child labour in supply chains and is standing out as a frontrunner in the international trend towards mandatory human rights legislation towards businesses. This is also an important step towards the achievement of SDG Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals that aims to eliminate child labour by 2025, by mandating companies to assess theRead more
- Combating child labour in Côte d'Ivoire: New challenges integrated into the 2019-2021 National Action Plan27 June 2019"The challenge of effectively implementing this action plan, as you know, is crucial (...) It concerns each of us, because it is about the future of thousands of children, and for them, no compromiseRead more
- ICI results in 2018: Critical steps on a transformational journey11 June 2019To mark the World Day Against Child Labour, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) today launches its Annual Report for 2018, which shows that a “dual approach” combining prevention and response toRead more
- ICI, Nestlé extend child labour monitoring coverage to 11,000 cocoa farmers4 May 2019The International Cocoa Initiative , in collaboration with Nestlé and ECOM, have launched an extended implementation of the Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS). The interventionRead more
- Fairtrade becomes a member of the International Cocoa Initiative26 March 2019Fairtrade International, representing the world’s most recognized ethical label, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Non-Profit Contributing Partner. The partnership will allowRead more
- IEDUK – a virtual tutor for children in rural cocoa-communities18 March 2019Eneza Education, Nestlé and ICI have launched a project to support school kids in rural cocoa-growing communities. 500 children from more than 20 communities who are potentially exposed to childRead more
- Advancing multi-stakeholder efforts to combat child labour in cocoa20 February 2019On November 15th, experts met in Accra, Ghana to discuss how different stakeholders, including the national governments, representatives from the cocoa and chocolate industry, United NationsRead more