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Investigators Training Workshop on Human Rights Violations in Cocoa-Growing Communities

Investigators Training Workshop on Human Rights Violations in Cocoa-Growing Communities

by | Jul 22, 2026

Strong systems for addressing human rights violations depend on the people responsible for turning reports into action. In Cameroon’s cocoa-producing regions, Free the Slaves and CAM-CRIN are strengthening the skills of investigators, social workers, and government representatives to identify and document violations, engage survivors with dignity, and connect cases to effective referral and response systems. This training in the East Region is the first step toward building a more coordinated approach across five cocoa-producing regions.

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Communities taking the lead: Combating forced labor risk factors in Cameroon’s cocoa belt

Communities taking the lead: Combating forced labor risk factors in Cameroon’s cocoa belt

by | Jul 7, 2026

Lasting change against forced labor risk factors takes more than outside intervention. It takes systems that communities themselves sustain. In four cocoa-producing communities in Cameroon, trained committees, engaged traditional leaders, and a radio campaign reaching remote households are building exactly that kind of durable, locally led infrastructure. Free the Slaves and its partners are supporting the work, but the committees, chiefs, and community monitors are the ones carrying it forward, meeting by meeting, risk factor by risk factor.

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Free the Slaves Equips Cocoa Communities with Mobile Phones to Address and Prevent Forced Labor

Free the Slaves Equips Cocoa Communities with Mobile Phones to Address and Prevent Forced Labor

by | Aug 27, 2025

In Cameroon’s cocoa heartland, the fight against forced labor is taking a technological leap forward. Free the Slaves is equipping Community Vigilance Committees in Mbam-et-Kim with mobile phones and training to monitor, document, and respond to exploitation more effectively. This innovation is accelerating reporting, strengthening community resilience, and protecting vulnerable workers—just in time for the high-risk harvest season.

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Preventing Forced Labor in Cameroon’s Cocoa Supply Chains Through Local Action

Preventing Forced Labor in Cameroon’s Cocoa Supply Chains Through Local Action

by | Aug 8, 2025

Forced labor remains one of the most urgent human rights challenges of our time—hidden deep within global supply chains, including the cocoa sector in West and Central Africa. In Cameroon, a major cocoa producer, Free the Slaves is working alongside local communities, government agencies, and industry partners to tackle this problem at its roots. Through a new pilot project in four cocoa-growing communities, we are building community-led vigilance systems that can identify, prevent, and address forced labor—ensuring that the cocoa reaching global markets is free from exploitation.

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