Olam Cocoa introduces the first professionalized child labor monitoring and remediation to Cameroon
Child labor monitoring and remediation is set to be rolled out across Cameroon in the first program of its kind by a cocoa company. The move forms part of Olam Cocoa’s global commitment to put children first by tackling child labor and helping more children attend school across its entire direct supply chain.
The company is working in partnership with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and local cocoa farming cooperatives to digitally register its nearly 7,000 farmer suppliers in Cameroon and their households, introduce rigorous traceability and reporting systems, educate local communities about child labor, and set up dedicated child labor monitoring and remediation systems (CLMRS)—the first time these measures have been introduced professionally and at scale in Cameroon.