Research and Reports26 April 2024Results of ICI’s Member Reporting Exercise – 2022Read MoreIn 2021, ICI and its members introduced new reporting responsibilities, to support the drive for rigour and transparency in the sector, to recognize efforts currently being made and to motivate further action. The following results are from the reporting season October 2021 – September 2022.
Research and Reports28 March 2024Putting Children First: An Introduction to ICIRead MoreFounded in 2002, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is the leading organisation tackling child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector of West Africa, with offices in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Switzerland. In this brochure, we give an overview of our work to tackle child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector in West Africa.
Laws and Regulations12 February 2024Child labour legislation in Democratic Republic of CongoRead MoreThis analysis provides an overview of relevant national legislation and policies aiming to protect children from child labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It includes comparisons and linkages with international norms and standards on child labour, with a focus on those most applicable to child labour in agriculture and the cocoa sector. The analysis builds on the national constitution, existing laws and conventions ratified in the country, existing good practice, and recent countrywide studies of child labour to propose a list of hazardous activities, which could be included in surveys- Laws and Regulations8 February 2024Ghana Accelerated Action Plan Against Child Labour (National Plan of Action for Elimination of Child Labour) 2023 - 2027Read MoreBuilding on the 2009-2015 and the 2017-2021 National Plans of Action (NPA), the Ghana Accelerated Action Plan Against Child Labour 2023-2027 (GAAPACL) sets out the framework for the national strategic and implementation plan for combating the worst forms of child labour in all sectors. It identifies the need for updated measures based on lessons learned from previous NPAs to accelerate national actions and efforts towards the elimination of child labour.
Laws and Regulations8 February 2024ICI summary of the Ghana Accelerated Action Plan Against Child Labour 2023 - 2027Read MoreBuilding on the 2009-2015 and the 2017-2021 National Plans of Action (NPA), the Ghana Accelerated Action Plan Against Child Labour 2023-2027 (GAAPACL) sets out the framework for the national strategic and implementation plan for combating the worst forms of child labour in all sectors. It identifies the need for updated measures based on lessons learned from previous NPAs to accelerate national actions and efforts towards the elimination of child labour. In this summary, we provide an overview of the Ghana Accelerated Action Plan Against Child Labour 2023 - 2027, its vision and core principles