Ghana, Africa - Ghana Cocoa Board will continue to support initiatives aimed at eliminating the worst forms of child labour and forced adult labour in cocoa, COCOBOD Chief Executive Mr Tony Fofie, said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a Cocoa Verification Board meeting in Accra to consider the country reports of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, Mr Fofie said the contribution of cocoa to the economy, especially in revenue generation and employment could not be underestimated.
There is therefore the compelling reason to bring ideas, financial and human resources together to fight child labour in Ghana, he said. Read the entire story here.
ICVB Vision Statement
Verification is an essential step in
assessing labor conditions in cocoa-growing communities in West Africa. The ICVB
holds the strong conviction that accurate data will help guide strategic
planning and programming to effectively address potential areas of concern,
including child and forced adult labor. Properly verified data will ensure that
future remediation activities are more strategic, cost-effective, targeted and
synergistic. Our true stakeholders are the cocoa farmers and children and we
measure our success or failure by how well their lives improve, in part, due to
our work. Accurate data matters.
The ICVB Talks Process & Progress
Hear in their own words about
the work of ICVB members and their experience working in the cocoa sector, the
unique perspective that each Board member brings to the process and how cocoa
verification has the potential to inform meaningful, enduring change for cocoa
producing communities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.
Current Members
Mme. Assouan Amouan Acquah, Special Counselor to the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, on the International Cocoa Verification Board
John Trew, of CARE USA, on the importance of multi-stakeholder partnership within the verification process.
Former Members
Dr. Stephen Ayidiya, lecturer and researcher of social work, on the International Cocoa Verification Board.
Alice Koiho Kipre General Coordinator of the NGO Afrique Secours et Assistance (A.S.A) of Côte d'Ivoire on the International Cocoa Verification Board.