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People are the main asset of our organisation and a key component of collective success. We are committed to ensuring ICI is a great place to work.

Through collective engagement and innovative approaches, ICI’s Human Resources Department recruits, develops and retains high performing talent, as well as fostering a healthy, safe, innovative, and motivating work environment for its employees. This maximises both individual and organisational potential to improve the lives of children and to reduce child labour and forced labour in cocoa-growing communities.

ICI's Community Development Approach explained

27 September 2021

A community development approach is one way to tackle child labour. Following a participatory model, it brings communities together and allows them to play an active role in implementing child-centred development. This approach can be run on its own or together with Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS).

2020 Annual Report

ICI’s 2020 annual report looks back over the 2015-2020 strategic period during which the effectiveness of child-centred community development approaches and Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems, implemented with our partners, was confirmed. During this period over 420,000 children in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana were reached by ICI’s work, surpassing our initial target of 375,000.

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ICI launches new analysis of risk models to predict child labour

20 September 2021

In a new study, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) analyses several risk models designed to predict the risk of child labour in cocoa-growing households.

We support our members, partners and the wider cocoa sector to adopt practices and systems that have a real impact on the ground for children, families and workers.

Mars Wrigley and Olam support children in Ousmanekro with new school infrastructure

16 September 2021

One of the most striking things when we arrive at the Sabarikro Primary School, located in Ousmanekro (Man), is the well-kept feel of the place and the attractive flowers and shrubs planted by the

Targeted income support to reduce child labour

This project is testing new approaches to reduce the prevalence of child labour amongst cocoa-growing households in Ghana. The project is exploring

We work together with our members and partners to improve the lives of children and adults in cocoa-growing communities and to prevent and address the risks of child labour and forced labour.

We innovate, catalyse and support the development, implementation and scale-up of effective policies and practices that promote child rights and prevent and address child labour and forced labour.

We work with our members and partners to test innovative new solutions to child labour and forced labour risk in the cocoa sector.

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