A Public-Private Partnership to Combat Child Labour in the Chocolate and Cocoa Industry

The Chocolate and Cocoa Industry Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) to Combat Child Labour in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, between the ILO and a number of companies in the chocolate and confectionery industry, seeks to provide additional and targeted support that complements other ILO activities in these countries aimed at eliminating child labour and ensuring continuity in the cacao growing farms by younger generations.

Type:	Fact sheet
Date issued:	22 November 2012

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The partnership contributes to the implementation of the 2010 Framework of Action to Support Implementation of the Harkin-Engel Protocol on child labour in cocoa, and addresses the multiple causes of child labour, such as household poverty, the reliance of families on their children’s income, and the lack of access to education.

Tags: child labour, child workers, public private partnerships, agriculture

Regions and countries covered: Africa

Unit responsible: Partnerships and Development Cooperation Department

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