Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Brazil, Ecuador, and Indonesia
The cocoa industry is controversial for its use of child and forced labor. It is said that it perpetrates one of the “worst forms of child labor” because children work long hours, must use dangerous tools, are exposed to chemicals, and experience cruel treatment.
On November 21, 2024, AIR hosted a webinar titled Developing Improved Indicators to Measure Progress and Conducting Research on Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Brazil, Ecuador, and Indonesia. The webinar discussed findings from three reports based on a participative study conducted by AIR to explore the need for more accurate and relevant indicators of progress and to understand efforts to eliminate child and forced labor in cocoa production.
Moderator
Amanda Ortega, AIR Senior Researcher
Presenter
Vanessa Hoffman, AIR Researcher
Reports
- 2024 Report on Progress Indicators (English | French)
- 2024 Assessment Report on Efforts of Governments, Industry, and Workers’ Organizations to Address Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Cocoa Sectors in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire (English | French)
- 2024 Assessment Report on Efforts of Governments, Industry, and Workers’ Organizations to Address Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Brazil, Ecuador, and Indonesia (English)
Read more about child labor in the production of cocoa on the U.S. Department of Labor's webpage.
