Research and Reports18 October 20192018 Annual report of the child labour cocoa coordinating group 2018Read MoreThe Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group Annual Report is released on behalf of the signatories to the Declaration of Joint Action to Support Implementation of the Harkin-Engel Protocol, which was signed in 2001 by the U.S. Department of Labor, the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and the National Confectioners Association, on behalf of the international chocolate and cocoa industry.
Research and Reports9 October 2019Using community level data to understand child labour riskRead MoreChild labour in cocoa-growing areas is caused by a complex interplay of social, economic and cultural factors. These differ greatly between households, communities and countries. As a result, measuring child labour is costly. Surveys to measure the number of children in child labour are complex to administer and require large samples.
Research and Reports1 October 2019Department of Labor 2018 findings on the worst forms of child labourRead MoreThe U.S. Department of Labor’s annual report on the Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor assesses progress made in the global fight against child labor. The 2018 report includes country specific summaries for Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, among others.
Research and Reports22 September 2019Field study - Labour demand and supply of cocoa farming households in Cote d'IvoireRead MoreThis study presents findings from the International Labour Organisation’s Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa (ACCEL Africa) project on labour availability in cocoa communities in Cote d’Ivoire.
Research and Reports5 August 2019Forced labor in supply chains: Addressing risks and safeguarding workers' freedomsRead MoreThis Fair Labor Association brief focuses on international standards, frameworks and best practices for identifying and eradicating forced labor in supply chains.