Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Côte d'Ivoire

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Côte d'Ivoire
2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Significant Advancement

In 2022, Côte d’Ivoire made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Ivoirian government conducted 9,471 inspections, a 234 percent increase from the previous year, and recruited 100 additional child labor agents to track instances of child labor on cocoa farms and in production zones. The government also officially created the National Sustainable Cocoa Committee (Comité National du Cacao Durable), which is designed to implement the National Strategic Plan to address deforestation, child labor, and the low incomes of cocoa farmers. In addition, the government opened 91 new secondary schools, 517 new primary schools, and 227 new preschools during the reporting period. However, children in Côte d’Ivoire are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in forced labor in the harvesting of cocoa and coffee. The government does not have a mechanism to assess civil penalties for labor law violations, and the lack of financial resources and personnel may have hindered labor law enforcement efforts.

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