Name of Resource | Harkin-Engel Protocol (Cocoa Protocol) Framework of Action to Support Implementation of the Harkin-Engel Protocol |
Type | Legislation, Guidance on policy / legislation implementation |
Country / jurisdiction | US, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana |
Organization | International Labour Organization |
Initiative launch date | 2016 |
Description | The Harkin–Engel Protocol, sometimes referred to as the Cocoa Protocol, is an international agreement aimed at ending the worst forms of child labour (according to the International Labour Organization's Convention 182) and forced labour (according to ILO Convention 29) in the production of cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate. The Protocol’s Framework of Action aims to significantly reduce the worst forms of child labour in coca producing areas of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana through collaboration with key stakeholders to provide and support remediation services for children removed from the worst forms of child labour, including education and vocational training, protective measures to address issues of occupational safety and health related to cocoa production, and livelihood services for the households of children in cocoa growing communities; the establishment and implementation of a credible and transparent sector-wide monitoring system across cocoa growing regions in the two countries; and the promotion of respect for core labour standards. |
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