Real change cannot be brought about by one organisation or company working in isolation. Collaboration is needed. Our report looks, for the first time, at the effectiveness of efforts made by the Nestlé Cocoa Plan and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) to tackle the problem of child labour.
This site gives an overview of the five sections of our report. For the complete report, please download the PDF.
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40,728
5-17 year olds are currently being monitored by the Nestlé Cocoa Plan CLMRS with scale-up continuing
5,232
Children being helped to date in the upstream supply chain by the Nestlé Cocoa Plan CLMRS
1/3
Around one third of Nestlé's total global cocoa supply is currently bought from Nestlé Cocoa Plan producers
7,002
Children identified as working on farms or in communities covered by the Nestlé Cocoa Plan
Increasing insight
1.9m
Ivorian children estimated to be in child labour in cocoa-growing areas
95%
Of children said, "helping their family" was their main reason for working
19
Average median age in Côte d’Ivoire
45
Average age of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
Targeting change
40,728
5–17 year olds are currently being monitored by the Nestlé Cocoa Plan CLMRS, with scale-up continuing
5,232
Children being helped to date in the upstream supply chain by the Nestlé Cocoa Plan CLMRS
5.5m
CHF spent on tackling child labour in 2016, covering the CLMRS and school building
1,553
Number of communities in which the system is operating
Educating people
163,407
Community members educated on child labour issues
1,246
Community Liaison People (CLPs)
75
Child Labour Agents who support the CLPs
4,917
Community awareness-raising sessions conducted since 2012
Fostering improvement
9,869
Remediation actions undertaken
42
Schools built or refurbished
17
'Bridging classes' running
4,517
Birth certificates provided
Sustaining cocoa
175
Thousand tonnes of cocoa sourced through the Nestlé Cocoa Plan by the end of 2018
230
Thousand tonnes of cocoa sourced through the Nestlé Cocoa Plan by the end of 2020
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leadership on
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Real change cannot be brought about by one organisation or company working in isolation. Collaboration is needed. The partnership between Nestlé and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is changing the way that the cocoa industry tackles the issue of child labour.
What is the
Nestlé Cocoa Plan?
The Nestlé Cocoa Plan aims to improve the lives of farmers and their communities, and has three pillars of activities: better farming, better lives and better cocoa. We train farmers in better agricultural practices, distribute higher yielding cocoa trees, promote gender equality, address child labour and develop long-term relationships with farmer groups.
What is the
International
Cocoa Initiative?
Established in 2002, within the framework of the Harkin-Engel Protocol, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is a non-profit organisation that promotes child protection in cocoa-growing communities. ICI works with the cocoa industry, civil society, farmers’ organisations, communities and national governments in cocoa-producing countries to ensure a better future for children and to contribute to the elimination of child labour.
What is the Fair Labor Association?
Founded in 1999, The Fair Labor Association (FLA) strives to improve workers’ lives around the world by creating lasting solutions to abusive labour practices by offering tools and resources to companies. Within the context of the Nestlé Cocoa Plan, the FLA conducts an annual, independent review of our progress in tackling child labour, which is publically available through its website.
