ILAB in Ghana

Ghana

Child Labor in the Production of Cocoa

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, together, produce the majority of the world's cocoa, supplying over 58% of the world's cocoa each year. Research funded by the U.S. Department of Labor shows that over 1.75 million children worked on cocoa farms in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in 2008-2009.

 

 

Title Release Year

Final Report: Survey Research on Child Labor in West African Cocoa Growing Areas

 2015

Fourth Annual Report: Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

 2010

Third Annual Report: Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

 2009

Second Annual Report: Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

 2008

First Annual Report: Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana

 2007
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