The global partnership with the Coca-Cola company aims to address risks of child labour and related decent work deficits in sugarcane supply chains.

It builds on the ongoing work of the Child Labour Platform, implementing interventions in three countries including India and Mexico.

The partnership aims to achieve lasting change by holistically addressing the root causes of child labour in supply chains, including hazardous labour, by considering the unique realities faced by seasonal migrants and their children and advancing decent work.

Activities focus on improving access to social protection, fair recruitment, and increased awareness of Fundamental Principles and Rights at work (FPRW).

Through a public-private partnership with JDE Peet’s, the FAIR COFFEE project aims to promote decent work and the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Brazil’s coffee supply chain, with a geographic focus on Bahia and Minas Gerais.

The initiative seeks to prevent and reduce child labour and forced labour by addressing the socioeconomic drivers of vulnerability in the sector.

It combines evidence generation (including studies on seasonal migration and gender disparities), strengthening of institutional and local governance capacities, and the development of a fair recruitment pilot model tailored to the coffee harvest context. It also provides targeted training and a practical toolkit to enhance Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) among producers, cooperatives, and other supply-chain actors.

Overall, the partnership intends to foster more responsible labour practices, improve coordination between origin and destination municipalities, and support sustainable compliance and social performance across the Brazilian coffee sector.

The ILO-FERRERO PPP aims to contribute to the elimination of the worst forms of child labour (WFCL) in seasonal hazelnut agriculture in Türkiye.

At intervention level, it seeks to withdraw and prevent children from hazardous work, strengthen institutional capacity and coordination, and raise awareness.

The project applies a whole of a community approach by targeting all key actors in hazelnut production and harvesting value chain including both upstream farms, labour intermediaries, garden owners, producers, exporters and downstream companies.

The PPP also intends to generate lessons that can be later replicated in other crop groups.

At Ferrero, we believe that eliminating child labour and strengthening resilience in agricultural supply chains requires collective and sustained action. Our long-term Public–Private Partnership with the ILO in Türkiye reflects our commitment to help drive systemic change in the hazelnut sector, combining institutional capacity, local engagement and responsible sourcing practices. Through collaboration with public authorities, international organizations and civil society, we contribute to the prevention of child labour and to the development of more transparent, resilient and inclusive value chains for the future.

— Stefano Severi
Ferrero Hazelnut Company, Responsible Sourcing