News from ICI
- Strengthening cash transfer programmes to tackle child labour: Learnings from ICI’s innovative cash plus programmes3 April 2025Cash transfers are one of the most promising ways to address child labour globally, according to research by the International Labour Organisation . They help strengthen household resilience, improve children’s well-being, support access to education, and reduce reliance on child labour. In recent years, they have gained attention in agricultural supply chains, including cocoa, with an increasing number of companies implementing these programmes. To support practitioners, ICI has developed a new Learning into Action brief on innovative cash-plus programmes to tackle child labour in the cocoaRead more
- Protecting children from pesticides exposure in cocoa-growing households in Ghana3 March 2025The International Cocoa Initiative last week hosted a learning workshop to share findings from a field survey on protecting children from exposure to pesticides in cocoa-growing communities in GhanaRead more
- Community-based grievance mechanisms: a promising approach to protect labour rights in cocoa farming26 February 2025An external evaluation of ICI’s community-based grievance mechanisms in cocoa-growing communities in Ghana has revealed their effectiveness in protecting labour rights and resolving disputes betweenRead more
- ICI hosts learning workshop on cash transfers in agricultural supply chains25 February 2025Last week, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) hosted an experience-sharing workshop, bringing together its partners and stakeholders to exchange insights and best practices on their cashRead more
- Protecting children from pesticides: ICI takes action in Côte d'Ivoire13 December 2024ICI, with support from The Hershey Company, is implementing a project aimed at developing and testing innovative and effective strategies to address children's exposure to pesticides in cocoaRead more
- Learning into action: Setting up community-based grievance mechanisms to address forced labour risks12 December 2024Forced labour and labour rights abuses exist in cocoa farming and common risks include the lack of formal contracts, withholding of wages or workers performing tasks that were not specified at theRead more
- ICI’s snapshot session at the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights27 November 2024On November 26th, ICI together with the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, organized a snapshot session on “Groups at risk: lessons and good practices on a smart mix of measures in theRead more