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This report presents the results from qualitative research on the motivation, perceptions, and experiences of female child labour monitoring agents in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. This study aims to answer the following questions: Why are women more effective than men at identifying child labour cases? What special qualities do they bring to the job? What benefits do women get from doing this job? Why are there so few females doing this job, and what can be done to recruit and retain more female monitors? The study also contains recommendations on a set of measures which have been piloted

Reflecting back on 2022, we are proud of our actions to prevent and address child labour and forced labour in West Africa. While much remains to be done, we have continued to learn, to innovate and test new approaches, to build capacity and to advocate for increased implementation, which will allow us to take our work even further in cocoa-growing communities. ICI's Annual Report 2022 is presents a compilation of the work we've done, scaling up action in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana for impact and lasting change.

ICI’s learning agenda is a set of questions to guide ICI's research and learning activities to fill identified knowledge gaps in relation to child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector. The learning agenda is collectively defined and prioritised, based on input from ICI's members and partners. It sets out our vision for the collective learning process over the next strategic period and will reviewed on an annual basis. This version of the learning agenda was last updated in November 2022.

Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS) are used to identify children who are in child labour, at risk of child labour or suffering other violations of their rights. Once identified, the next step is to provide tailored support. This operational tool developed by ICI has been created to : Help prioritise which children should receive support Identify the type of support to be provided. The tool consists of simple logic diagrams that guide decision-making and help plan prevention and remediation activities. It can be used to : To guide system set-up and implementation, by

This survey, developed by the ICI, assesses the prevalence, intensity and context of child labour and hazardous child labour in cocoa-producing communities in West Africa. The survey tool consists of two questionnaires: A household questionnaire, covering the general socio-economic situation and the composition of the household. A child questionnaire, covering children's involvement in economic activities. The questionnaires have been developed and tested in the field, based on existing good practice. They are available in English and French. The information gathered makes it possible to