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A report detailing good practices emanating from the ECOWAS I and ECOWAS II projects.

This report presents an estimate of the people at risk of forced labor and the risk factors associated with the problem; and presents the results of the field research, which collected qualitative information from key informants and visits to certain farms or plantations. The report also presents the magnitude and characteristics of child labor, through the analysis of official information and field verification and description of the palm and cocoa production processes that incorporate children and adolescents in these activities. This study is the product of a consultancy commissioned from COMUNIDEC by the International Labor Office, and is linked to the expected results of the project "Building effective policies against child labor in Ecuador and Panama" (RLA 104) and the activities of El Plan Global de Acción Financiera.

A research report that seeks to identify practical and sustainable measures to enhance cocoa productivity and improve livelihoods in cocoa growing communities in Ghana within the context of eliminating child labor in accordance with the specific needs of the target groups. The key research objective is to enhance sustainable livelihoods and improve the economic and social wellbeing through improving knowledge in agricultural practices and access to innovative opportunities to sustain increased productivity and reduce dependence on child labor. The report also includes a guide to help enhance trainers' capacity to engage with farmers.

A capacity and coordination review commissioned by the ILO/IPEC Cocoa Communities Project in Ghana. This is volume I of the report on the assessment, detailing the findings and recommendations for strengthening national capacity to coordinate and implement the NP on child labor in Ghana. Volume II of the report contains more detailed information on the process and methodology employed in the assessment as well as annexes. The reports are contained in two volumes to make it easier to read. The review looks into national, district and local capacity to implement the NPA and to coordinate interventions to eliminate child labor. The main focus for the exercise is on coordination, but other dimensions of capacity are also explored. Therefore, this report includes conclusions and recommendations pertaining to coordination, but also towards other dimensions of capacity that were found to be critical.

A report that details the process and methods employed in reviewing and supporting capacity for coordination of initiatives to eliminate child labor in Ghana. The actual findings and recommendations of the capacity assessment are contained in a separate report. In addition, this report contains lessons learned on the organization of the capacity review exercise. The report has been split into two volumes to make it easier to read. The first volume of the report is the “Report on the Review of Capacity and Coordination towards Elimination of Child Labour in Ghana. Volume I: Report on the main findings and recommendations”.

This video outlines some measures that were innovative, efficient and replicable from the ILO-IPEC Cocoa Communities Project (CCP). The project exceeded its targeted number of beneficiaries and made significant gains in addressing some of the root causes of child labour in cocoa growing communities.
 

"Mon enfant" chanson contre le travail des enfants par le "Choeur pour l’abolition du travail des enfants" de la Côte d'ivoire. Auteur: Serge Bile Compositeur: David Tayorault Video produite par l'Association "Petit Kouakou" avec le soutien du Bureau international du Travail (BIT).
 

"Petits travailleurs" chanson contre le travail des enfants par le "Choeur pour l’abolition du travail des enfants" de la Côte d'ivoire. Video produite par l'Association "Petit Kouakou" avec le soutien du Bureau international du Travail (BIT).
 

The task of this baseline survey was to assess child labour in agriculture in Ghana, focusing particularly on cocoa, and with the aim to provide information that will contribute to the prevention and elimination in Ghana.

The activity is to enhance the capacity of the extensions services in the provision of relevant support to farmers to improve cocoa and other agriculture production through effective Occupational Safety and Health measures, actions against child labor, especially with respect to hazardous work, including their active participation in the Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System (GCLMS).