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Minor Agricultural Commodities Child Labour Support Tool for Businesses

Sourcing from, facilitating or working to develop African agricultural commodity supply chains?

Introducing a Minor Agricultural Commodities Child Labour Support Tool for businesses, supply chain supporting services and commercial agricultural development professionals
A free toolkit using yield and production as a proxy to help identify child labour risks and potential interventions in commodities that might fall beneath the radar in West, Central and East Africa

How to use the tool

Step 1
Click on the icons below to understand the context for the tool, who it is for, and how to best make use of it for your organisation.
Step 2
Explore the map to see the estimated rates of child labour in each global region or select a commodity from the list.
Step 3
Choose a country to see a list of commodities produced there. Use the 'Year' slider at the bottom to see previous years' data.
Step 4
With a country selected, choose a Commodity from the list on the right-hand side for more information.The commodities are ordered by production levels so the most relevant commodities for that country are on top.
Step 5
Use the 'High Level Comparison' button below the Commodities box to get a detailed breakdown of geographic and social risk factors which impact child labour, along with possible interventions.

What should I do next?

  1. Identify what collaborative initiatives and analysis are already available for the commodity or country that matters to you

    Start with understanding what ideas and interventions have already been identified by local companies and industry stakeholders. If bottom-up value chain mapping is not already available, look to develop this together with others in the industry to identify the particular dynamics that are enabling child labour and what interventions might be most relevant (see example at right).

    Please see the following links for more detailed guidance and existing collaborative initiatives:

  2. For each commodity and country, you can review interventions identified through PACE's in-depth sesame value chain research in the high-level comparison table

    They are broadly applicable to most agricultural supply chains, and provide a starting point to undertake similar analysis in the commodity or sector relevant to you and there are further links and guidance below.

  • Move as quickly as possible to engaging with meaningful action to address risks at the community level

    To address the risks to children, companies, and investors in agricultural supply chains, approaches need to focus on the fastest way to holistically address the risks to children. Develop bottom-up due diligence approaches focused on collective action in the local context rather than individual company risk.

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    Please contact us if you want to receive tool updates, have any questions, or spot any errors.

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