Cocoa and coffee merchant Walter Matter joins ICI as a contributing partner
6 September 2021
The Geneva-based cocoa and coffee merchant Walter Matter has joined ICI as a contributing partner, as part of its efforts to address the issue of child labour in the cocoa value chain. The 100-year
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Child labour and the risk of forced labour are both present in the cocoa supply chain.

These issues often have their roots in poverty. A lack of infrastructure and essential services, especially limited access to quality education in cocoa-growing communities and limited knowledge or application of existing laws are all factors behind both child and forced labour. Here, we present key information and definitions related to these issues.

We tackle child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector of West Africa. 

With offices in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Switzerland, we unite the forces of the cocoa and chocolate industry, civil society, farming communities, governments, international organizations and donors, leading a collective journey towards thriving cocoa-growing communities within a sustainable and responsibly managed cocoa supply chain.

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