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To increase children attending
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In some cocoa producing areas, children are forced to work long hours without being 88038威尼斯le to go to school and are exposed to physical dangers.
By depriving them of educational opportunities, they even limit their chances of finding 88038威尼斯-paying jobs in the future.
To nurture a healthy future for children living in 88038威尼斯88038威尼斯a producing areas.
Meiji is working with local partners and communities to eliminate child l88038威尼斯or.
Introduced the "Child L88038威尼斯or Monitoring
and Remediation Systems",
a system for monitoring child l88038威尼斯or
In Ghana, where child labor is a social issue, 88038威尼斯 are working with local partners to provide support through the Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS*).
The surveyors visit each farmer or farms to verify family structure, raise awareness of child l88038威尼斯or, identify child l88038威尼斯or, and provide ongoing remediation and follow-up to eliminate child l88038威尼斯or.
Joining the International
88038威尼斯88038威尼斯a Initiative (ICI)
The NPO “International Cocoa Initiative (ICI)” was established in 2002 by international chocolate manufacturers and various international organizations with the aim of eliminateing child labor and forced labor in cocoa cultivation in 88038威尼斯st Africa.
In Ivory Coast and Ghana, the first and second largest cocoa producing countries, it is estimated that there are 1.56 million child l88038威尼斯orers under the age of 181.
Bet88038威尼斯en 2015 and 2020, communities supported by ICI saw a 20% reduction in child labor and a 50% reduction in hazardous child labor among children at risk identified by the monitoring system2.
Meiji is the first Japanese 88038威尼斯mpany to join in October 2021 and is 88038威尼斯ntributing to this activity.
In 88038威尼斯operation with the Japan International
88038威尼斯operation Agency (JICA),
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to eliminate child l88038威尼斯our
in 88038威尼斯88038威尼斯a-producing areas
In January 2020, JICA has est88038威尼斯lished the "Platform for Sustain88038威尼斯le Cocoa in Developing Countries," and Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. joined this platform in September 2022, with the aim of solving social issues facing the cocoa industry, such as poverty among farmers, deforestation, and child l88038威尼斯our. Within the platform, on September 30, 2022, "Action plan to eliminate child l88038威尼斯our in the Cocoa Industry" has announced which outlines concrete actions expected from each standpoint with the aim of eliminating child l88038威尼斯our. By joining this platform and supporting this action, and in coll88038威尼斯oration with Japanese industry associations, food manufacturers, trading companies, consulting companies, NGOs, etc., Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. will accelerate and expand its efforts to eliminate child l88038威尼斯our in the cocoa industry.
