International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is holding a meeting of its associated members and partners will Today , Monday 19th May at 1pm, at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana. This event brings together a broad range of stakeholders, including representatives from the Ghana Ministry of Jobs, Employment and Labour, COCOBOD, and the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon.
Discussions will focus on enhancing coherence, alignment, and interoperability between government-led and industry led child protection systems.
Focusing on System Integration, the meeting will explore how Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation Systems
(CLMRS) implemented by cocoa and chocolate companies as a way to tackle child labour in their supply chains, can
complement and integrate with government-led systems such as the Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System
(GCLMS) and SOSTECI in Côte d’Ivoire.
The goal is to optimize collaborative efforts in identifying, preventing, and addressing child labour through improved collaboration and system integration.
About International Cocoa Initiative:
ICI is a nonprofit foundation that works to ensure a better future for children in cocoa-growing communities by
strengthening child protection systems and supporting industry-wide efforts to eliminate child labour. To find out more about ICI, visit www.cocoainitiative.org.
About Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS):
CLMRS are systems designed to identify children in child labour, or at risk of child labour, and put in place support to effectively prevent and address it. They are built around community facilitators who visit households, raise awareness of the dangers of child labour and identify children engaged in hazardous work. If a child is found in or at risk of child labour, they are recorded in the system and support is provided to the child, their family and/or community.
After a child is identified as being in child labour, community facilitators conduct regular follow-up visits to monitor the child’s situation and determine whether they need further support. For more information: Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems | ICI Cocoa Initiative
