There is an estimated 1.56 million children involved in child labor for cocoa cultivation

in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana . The first step to effectively tackle child labor is to locate it.

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Therefore, we continue to monitor and identify cases of child labor rigorously and with

intent. In 2020/21, we found 21,258 cases of child labor in the fiscal year under review.

Implementing individualized remediation interventions for a specific child and family

takes time – both to build a relationship with the family and to determine the best

course of action to address the case of child labor. According to ICI recommendations,

a case can only be considered remediated when two consecutive visits have shown

that the child has no longer been engaging in child labor. If a child is found in child

labor during any of these visits, we will develop a new remediation plan adapted to the

needs of the child and continue following up on the case 3 to 18 months until fully

remediated. This year, 25,486 of the reported cases we found in previous years are now

under remediation. p. 6