Publications

March 2012

1. 

   Needs assessment of community schools and school management committees in target cocoa growing communities in Ghana

   The final document duly edited will be provided later.

2. 

   Report on assessment of coordination capacity in the Child Labour Unit, Labour Department Ghana

   This report summarises the in-depth discussion with the CLU staff and Labour Department Management on the CLU?s current capacity for coordinating the implementation of the Ghana NPA on child labour.

3. 

   Report on the Review of Capacity and Coordination towards Elimination of Child Labour in Ghana, Volume II: Consultancy report on capacity and coordination review process and methodology

   This report details the process and methods employed in reviewing and supporting capacity for coordination of initiatives to eliminate child labour in Ghana.

4. 

   Report on the Review of Capacity and Coordination towards Elimination of Child Labour in Ghana. Volume I: Report on the main findings and recommendations

   This is volume I of the report on the assessment, detailing the findings and recommendations for strengthening national capacity to coordinate and implement the NP on child labour in Ghana.

December 2011

1. 

   Ghana - Rapid Assessment of Alternative or Additional Livelihood for Cocoa Farmers in the Western Region of Ghana

   The study sought to identify viable alternative or additional livelihood sources for cocoa families in some districts in the Western Region of Ghana using social survey research methods particularly focus group discussions.

2. 

   Research to identify practical measures to enhance productivity in cocoa growing communities in Ghana

   The final document duly edited will be provided later.

November 2011

1. 

   Education Needs Assessment in Target Cocoa Growing Communities (including coverage of migrant children)

   The final document duly edited will be provided later.A needs assessment was carried out to identify the main issues that keep children out of school in the target project districts and to design appropriate interventions. The study involved a qualitative research that used secondary data, including literature review of legislative, policy and programme documents related to education to ascertain the state of education in Ghana.

August 2010

1. 

   Tackling child labour in the cocoa sector in West Africa: The ILO's contribution

March 2008

1. 

   Child labour wages and productivity: Results from demand-side surveys

   This SIMPOC study gathered preliminary evidence on wages and productivity of children and adults in two occupations in each of four selected countries in different world regions. Survey work was carried out in Ghana, India, the Philippines and Uganda in 2004 and 2005.

January 2008

1. 

   Ghana: Child labour data country brief

   Child labour country brief on current data from SIMPOC surveys based on common indicators