News from ICI
- Cash transfers with an incentive to hire adult labour: a promising means of tackling child labour30 April 2024An unconditional cash transfer, with an incentive to spend on adult labour, has brought positive results in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire. The innovative approach strengthened livelihoods, increased the supply of affordable adult labour within the community, and provided families with an alternative to hazardous child work, suggesting it could be an effective part of efforts to prevent and address child labour. The pilot project, supported by the Jacob’s Foundation and Touton, provided targeted cocoa-producing households with a one-off unconditional cash transfer. If they chose toRead more
- Cocoa-processing company TRANSCAO-CI joins ICI29 April 2024Ivorian cocoa-processing company TRANSCAO-CI has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a member as part of its commitment to sustainability, and its efforts to guarantee responsibleRead more
- Upcoming event: Operationalising Human Rights Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector24 April 202424 April 2024 | 07:30 – 09:00 CEST | Warwick Hotel, 5 Rue Duquesnoy, Brussels With new EU legislation such as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on the horizon, there's a growingRead more
- Global snacks and cereal company Kellanova joins ICI18 April 2024Kellanova , the global snacking, international cereal and noodles, and North America frozen foods company, has joined ICI as a contributing partner. The company, which is headquartered in the US andRead more
- Child protection in the Nawa region: Actors in the fight against child labour join forces5 April 2024A workshop organised to better coordinate the efforts of governmental and non-governmental actors in the fight against child labour in the Nawa region of Côte d’Ivoire was held on 3 April in SoubréRead more
- ICI empowers Ghana's Minerals Commission to combat child labour and forced labour3 April 2024The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) organised a 3-day training workshop for selected staff of the Minerals Commission of Ghana as part of the project, “Tackling Child and Forced Labour inRead more
- Working together to tackle child labour in Ghana – new collaborative projects launched25 March 2024On Wednesday, the Government of Ghana together with International Cocoa Initiative, (ICI) International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Japan InternationalRead more