UTZ steps up partnership with International Cocoa Initiative

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

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

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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

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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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