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Child Labor in Cocoa Production
Learn what ILAB is doing to combat child labor on cocoa farms in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.
Together we can End #ChildLabor and #ForcedLabor
ILAB's new Sweat & Toil app puts more than 1,000 pages of research in the palm of your hand, helping you to ask questions, take action and demand change.
Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor
Read our latest reporting on efforts in 140 countries and territories to eliminate the worst forms of child labor.

Ending Child Labor

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ILAB has been working to eliminate the worst forms of child labor since 1993 through research, policy engagement and technical cooperation. We are the world’s largest funder of projects to combat child labor globally.

Trade & Worker Rights

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ILAB is integral to efforts to improve workers’ rights through trade, helping to address important labor challenges among U.S. trade partners and beneficiaries through negotiation, monitoring & enforcement, and targeted technical assistance.

Diplomacy & Engagement

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ILAB is engaging in unprecedented bilateral and multilateral diplomatic efforts to advance workers’ rights and promote employment policies to help make global growth more inclusive.

Blog

Friday, July 15, 2016

#ApprenticeshipWorks Around the World

We know that apprenticeship works. We’ve seen firsthand how apprenticeship models succeed in countries like Switzerland, Germany and the U.K. We’ve [...]

Friday, July 01, 2016

Pride and Progress on Workplace Inclusion

We at the Labor Department are proud to share what we’re doing to advance LGBT equality in the workplace and around the world. Equality in the [...]

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Combating Child Labor in Cocoa: Lessons We’ve Learned

Over 2.1 million children in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana work in cocoa fields, where they face hazardous conditions that may imperil their health, access [...]