Tools and Guides18 February 2025Protective Community Index Web MapRead MoreThe Protective Community Index is a simple tool, developed by ICI, to rapidly assess access to services that help protect children in cocoa-growing communities. It captures factors related to children’s fundamental rights, such as quality education and safe water, as well as other community characteristics that are associated with lower levels of child labour. To increase accessibility and transparency, ICI has developed an interactive Web Map where stakeholders can view and explore data collected using the Protective Community Index. By making this information publicly available, the map
Laws and Regulations13 February 2025Cocoa Coalition: A Call for EU Action for a Sustainable Cocoa SectorRead MoreIn this Call to Action, the Cocoa Coalition identifies several key priorities for developing a sustainable cocoa sector.
E-learning Course4 February 2025E-learning course: Child labour in cocoaRead MoreThis online course gives an overview on the complexity of child labour in the cocoa industry and raises awareness on the importance and urgency of the issue. It will provide foundational knowledge to increase understanding, exploring what is and what is not child labour. The eLearning course gives an overview on the complexity of child labour in the cocoa industry. It will provide foundational knowledge to increase understanding, exploring what is and what is not child labour in the context of Ghana.The course will also look at the causes and consequences of child labour, as well as the risks
E-learning Course4 February 2025E-learning course: Forced labour in cocoaRead MoreThis online course gives an overview on the complexity of forced labour in the cocoa industry . It will provide foundational knowledge to increase understanding , exploring what is forced labour , modern slavery and human trafficking and what forms it may take in the cocoa sector. The eLearning course will also look at the risk factors and consequences of forced labour in the context of Ghana . It introduces the legal framework on forced labour and different ways to prevent and tackle it, to encourage learners to take action and to continue their learning journey after the course.
Laws and Regulations27 January 2025ICI summary: European Commission Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union marketRead MoreThis ICI briefing provides an overview of the main elements of the final draft text, compared to the initial proposal from the European Commission.