ICI studies evaluate child labour progress in West African cocoa supply chainsThe International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has furthered its work on analysing progress on industry’s Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS), in core Ghanaian and Ivory Coast supply chains, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
International Cocoa Initiative creates study on monitoring child labour within the sectorThe International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has established a new study aiming to create operational definition of a Child labour monitoring and remediation systems (CLMRS), to establish a framework that will monitor progress, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
Seven chocolate manufacturers named in Ivory Coast cocoa sector child labour lawsuitA landmark court case has begun in the US against seven major chocolate companies on behalf of eight Malian young men who claim to have been victims of child trafficking, and forced to work on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability