Child protection

American lawmakers have introduced two new legislations to Congress aimed at helping tackle the enduring problem of child labour on US farms. The intervention comes at a time the United States is grappling with a rise in the incidence of…
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Chocolate giant, Mondelez International, is set to inject an additional $600 million into its cocoa sustainability programme, Cocoa Life, as it marks 10 years of the intervention. "We are proud to announce the next phase of our Cocoa Life…
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Barry Callebaut Nigeria Cocoa and Chocolate Limited has set out on a mission against child labour in the West African country. The company has recently organized an educational programme to sensitize cocoa farmers against child labour.…
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Meet Stella Anokye, a middle-aged cocoa farmer who owns a five-acre plot in Wamase, Ghana’s Ashanti Region. Stella is an anti-child labour champion and leads the Nyame Ne Yen Boafo (“God is our helper”) village savings group. Prior to…
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