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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.




Isabelle Adam, of the European Cocoa Association, Belgium, on the convening of the ICVB and the relationship between certification and verification.



Jeff Morgan, of Mars Inc., USA, on ICVB funding and industry?s role in the cocoa sector.



Diane Mull, of the International Initiative to End Child Labor, USA, on the goals of verification and the verifier selection process.



Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe, of the General Agriculture Workers Union of TUC, Ghana, on the ICVB structure and work on the ground.



Mme. Frema, Deputy Minister of Ghana's Ministry of Manpower, Youth, and Employment, on the importance of a multi-stakeholder approach.




Video production by C. Marihugh, www.crmarihugh.com