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Hershey reports progress tackling child labour in latest sustainability report

Hershey, a partner of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has released its latest sustainability report underlining its progress tackling child labour through Child Labour Monitoring and

Fairtrade launches West Africa cocoa programme monitoring report

Fairtrade, an ICI Non-Profit Contributing Partner, has recently launched the first edition of its West Africa Cocoa Programme Monitoring Report. The Programme was launched in 2016 to support small

Apprenticeships for children in cocoa communities: a gateway to a brighter future

“Here, we fabricate glass doors, windows and other glass products.” explains Joseph, a young man from Sefwi Camp, a cocoa community in Ghana. As part

Cargill launches 2018-19 sustainability progress report

Cargill, an ICI board member, has recently launched its 2018-19 Cocoa and Chocolate Sustainability Progress Report. The report outlines Cargill’s actions over the past year to support farmers and

Mondelez publishes 2019 cocoa life report

Mondelez International, an ICI partner and board member, has published its 2019 Cocoa Life report, showing positive progress towards achieving the company’s 2025 sustainability goals. ICI welcomes the

Community service groups: contributing to the reduction of child labour by working in their place

“We go to the parents’ fields to work in place of the children. We exist to prevent children from being used as labour,” this is how Kouassi Kouamé, president of the Affiakounou Community Service Group (CSG), explains the creation of the group in his cocoa-growing community in Côte d’Ivoire.

Aframoase benefits from awareness raising on child labour

One of the biggest challenges for teachers working in the Aframoase community, in the Ashanti region of Ghana, is the involvement of children in cocoa and rice farming activities, even during school

Cocoa and chocolate industry, Ivoirian government and civil society unite to tackle child labour

The Jacob’s Foundation, an ICI non-contributing partner, recently announced two new multi-stakeholder initiatives, the Child Learning and Education Facility (CLEF) and Early Learning and Nutrition

Farmer cooperative representative and human rights leader join ICI Board

New experts joining the ICI Board, including the President of a cocoa farming cooperative and a representative from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, will strengthen the

How will the Covid-19 crisis affect children in cocoa-growing communities?

A brief review of the effects of recent pandemics on children, April 2020 As in many parts of the world, governments in West Africa have closed schools, prohibited large gatherings, introduced curfews