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Fairtrade cocoa cooperatives program supports child labor prevention, remediation efforts

A change in approach is needed, with child labor having increased in the past decade.

June 12, 2023

The new program will support Fairtrade-certified Ivorian and Ghanaian cocoa cooperatives to strengthen prevention and remediation of child labor and forced labor.

UTZ steps up partnership with International Cocoa Initiative

Cocoa certification organization will continue incorporating children protection practices in cocoa supply chain.

Alyse Thompson

August 30, 2017

Cocoa-certifying organization UTZ has intensified its partnership with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), an organization focused on protecting children in cocoa-growing communities.

2.03 million: Cocoa industry needs to respond to rising child labor numbers

As new report shows an increase in child labor in the cocoa fields, it’s time to turn up the heat.

Bernie Pacyniak

August 19, 2015

It’s not what the industry expected. Not what people heavily committed to the cause expected.

Report: West African cocoa farmers still plagued by poverty

ILRF, Green America report highlights poverty among farmers in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire as root cause of chronic labor woes, including child labor.

Crystal Lindell

December 17, 2014

The report shows that the poverty endured by West African farming communities continues to undermine efforts to end child labor and trafficking and advance sustainable cocoa farming.

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Fairtrade cocoa cooperatives program supports child labor prevention, remediation efforts

UTZ steps up partnership with International Cocoa Initiative

2.03 million: Cocoa industry needs to respond to rising child labor numbers

Report: West African cocoa farmers still plagued by poverty

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