Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

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Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

Books, Articles, and Reports - Cocoa/Chocolate Industry on Child Labor

This section focuses on publications by the cocoa/chocolate industry on child labor issues. Some are concerned with the cocoa industry’s attempts and programs to stop employing worst forms of child labor. Related issues in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are featured.

CMA (2001). Protocol for the growing and processing of cocoa beans and their derivate products in a manner in a manner that complies with ILO convention 182 concerning the prohibition and immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor. Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the United States of America. September 19, 2001. Download…

ECA (undated). The "child labour" issue, the Global Industry Group (GIG) and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI). The European Cocoa Association. Download…

Responsible Cocoa (2005). Certification. Download…

Responsible Cocoa (2005). Responsible labor practices, the “Protocol.”. Download…