Research and Reports30 June 2020Supporting smallholder farmers for a sustainable cocoa sectorRead MoreThis study explores the principal factors that lead to changes in farmer practices, with the objective of improving company interventions in the cocoa sector in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
Research and Reports29 June 2020United States Department of State: Trafficking in Persons report 2020Read MoreThe United States Department of State has released the 20th edition of its Trafficking in Persons Report. This edition charts the progress made over the past 20 years by governments and other actors to fight against trafficking in persons.
Research and Reports29 June 2020Cocoa sustainable livelihoods landscape study: Côte d'Ivoire and GhanaRead MoreFairtrade Foundation and Mondelez carried out a mapping exercise to better understand the scope and scale of current sustainability initiatives designed to support cocoa farmer livelihoods in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.- Research and Reports11 June 2020ILO and UNICEF brief on Covid-19 and child labourRead MoreThe International Labour Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund have released a new brief, Covid-19 and child labour: A time of crisis, a time to act, outlining the risk of a rise in child labour due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Research and Reports11 June 2020ICI annual report 2019Read MoreIn 2019, the International Cocoa Initiative worked with its partners to tackle child labour in cocoa communities by implementing responsible supply chain monitoring and community development work to support farming families.