"P6 Child labor is a symptom of underlying systemic issues
in the cocoa supply chain such as poverty and slow
rural development. Our Cocoa Life program’s holistic
approach addresses these root causes through
interventions to increase income, empower
communities to advocate for their development, and
the empowerment of women at household and
community level. In addition, in Côte d’Ivoire and
Ghana, where third-party studies including
independent assessments commissioned by Mondelēz International confirmed a significant risk of
child labor, we are setting up a Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) in all 1,804
Cocoa Life communities. As of the end of 2020, 513 communities in West Africa were already
covered by a CLMRS, which means people have been sensitized to the dangers of child labor,
remediation is under way for identified vulnerable children, the local school is involved, children are
learning about their rights, and a committee of community volunteers is in place to be the focal point
on child protection issues and to take action when a child is found to be in child labor, in partnership
with the local authorities and with the support of our local NGO partner. "