Country profile CIV
Context
Context
| Year | Age group | Proportion | Gender | Indicator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5-17 | 19.3 | Male | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 15.8 | Female | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 17.5 | Male & Female | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 21.5 | Male | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity and household chores, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 22.6 | Female | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity and household chores, by sex and age (%) | Source |
| 2016 | 5-17 | 22.1 | Male & Female | Proportion of children engaged in economic activity and household chores, by sex and age (%) | Source |
National Legal Framework
National Legal Framework
| Provision | Legislation date | Convention | Legislation info | sources | Value | sort_order | Provision description | Legislation description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is the sale and trafficking of children for sexual and labour exploitation prohibited? | 2016-06-08 | C182 | Act No. 2010-272 of 30 September 2010 prohibiting trafficking and the worst forms of child labour - Articles 4 and 6 | [{"link_name":"Act No. 2010-272","source_link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/uploads/res/document/loi-no-2010-272-du-30-septembre-2010-portant-interdiction-de-la-traite-et-des-pires-formes-de-travail-des-enfants_html/RCI_-_Loi_N_2010-272_du_30_Septembre_2010.pdf"}] | Yes | 8 | C182 defines all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom and forced or compulsory labour as worst forms of child labour. | Articles 4 and 6 of the Act prohibiting trafficking and the worst forms of child labour punishes the sale and trafficking for sexual labour and exploitation. |
| List of hazardous activities prohibited for children | 2017-06-02 | C138 & C182 | Decree No. 2017-017 MEPS/CAB of 2 June 2017 determining the list of hazardous work prohibited to children - Article 7 | [{"link_name":"Decree No. 2017-017","source_link":"https://wwwex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/104712/CIV-104712.pdf"}] | Yes | 7 | C138 and C182 require the national determination of a list of hazardous work prohibited for children under 18 years of age. The competent authorities should consult with workers' and employers' organizations to determine what types of employment or work are considered to be hazardous. Such a list shall be periodically examined and revised as necessary. | Article 7 of the Prohibitions of Hazardous Work List of 2017 provide the detailed list of hazardous work prohibited to children (defined as persons under 18 years). |
| Minimum age for hazardous work | 2017-06-02 | C138 & C182 | Decree No. 2017-017 MEPS/CAB of 2 June 2017 determining the list of hazardous work prohibited to children - Article 4 | [{"link_name":"Decree No. 2017-017","source_link":"https://wwwex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/104712/CIV-104712.pdf"}] | 18 | 6 | C138 and C182 set 18 as the minimum age for hazardous work, which is defined as work that, due to its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to jeopardize children’s health, safety or morals. C138 and C182 allow countries to permit hazardous work exceptionally as from 16, provided that the health, safety and morals of the young persons concerned are fully protected and that they have received adequate specific instruction or training. | Article 4 of the Hazardous Work List of 2017 establishes that the minimum age for hazardous work is 18 years. |
| Minimum age for admission to apprenticeship | 2017-06-02 ; 1995-01-12 | C138 | Decree No. 2017-017 MEPS/CAB of 2 June 2017 determining the list of hazardous work prohibited to children - Article 4 ; Labour Code - Article 23.8 | [{"link_name":"-Decree No.2017-017 MEPS/CAB","source_link":"https://www.cocoainitiative.org/sites/default/files/resources/LISTE-DES-TRAVAUX-DANGEREUX-INTERDITS-AUX-ENFANTS-1.pdf"},{"link_name":"-Labour Code","source_link":"https://www.droit-afrique.com/upload/doc/cote-divoire/RCI-Code-1995-du-travail.pdf"},{"link_name":"-CEACR Observation","source_link":"https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/nrmlx_fr/f?p=1000:13100:0::NO:13100:P13100_COMMENT_ID,P13100_COUNTRY_ID:4116658,103023"}] | 14 | 5 | C138 does not apply to work done in school for general, vocational or technical education or in training institutions or work done by children at least 14 years of age in undertakings, where such work is carried out in accordance with conditions prescribed by the competent authority. Such work must be an integral part of: (i) a course of education or training for which a school or training institution is primarily responsible; (ii) a programme of training mainly or entirely in an undertaking, which programme has been approved by the competent authority; or (iii) a programme of guidance or orientation designed to facilitate the choice of an occupation or of a line of training. | According to Article 4 of the Decree, the minimum age for apprenticeship is 14 years. This is also mentioned in the Labour Code Article 23.8, which states: "Children cannot be employed in a business, even as apprentices, before the age of 14, except as permitted by regulatory exemptions." Nevertheless, in its Observation adopted in 2021 on C138, the Committee hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to bring Decree No. 96-204 of 1996 into conformity with the Convention and thus fix the age of entry to apprenticeship at 14 years. |
| Is the minimum age for admission to work not less than the age for completion of compulsory schooling? | 2015-09-17 | C138 | Act No. 2015-635 amending the Act of 7 September 1995 concerning education - Section 2-1 | [{"link_name":"-Act No. 2015-635","source_link":"https://www.travaildesenfants.org/sites/default/files/pdf_documents_fondateurs/LOI%20N%C2%B0%202015-365%20DU%2017%20SEPTEMBRE%202015%20PORTANT%20MODIFICATION%20DE%20LA%20LOI%20N%C2%B0%2095-696.pdf"},{"link_name":"-CEACR Observation","source_link":"https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:13100:0::NO:13100:P13100_COMMENT_ID,P13100_COUNTRY_ID:4116658,103023:NO"}] | Yes | 4 | C138 requires that the minimum age for admission to work shall not be less than the age of completion of compulsory schooling and, in any case, shall not be less than 15 years. | In its CEACR Observation adopted in 2021 on C138, the Committee notes with satisfaction that Section 2-1 of Act No. 2015-635 amending the Act of 7 September 1995 concerning education, makes school attendance for children aged between 6 and 16 years compulsory. This coincides with the minimum age for work. |
| Light work - Determination of types and conditions of activities | 2017-06-02 | C138 | Decree No. 2017-016 MEPS/CAB of 2 June 2017 determining the list of light work authorised for children aged between 13 and 16 - Articles 2, 6, 9 and 10 | [{"link_name":"Decree No. 2017-016","source_link":"https://www.cocoainitiative.org/sites/default/files/LISTE-DES-TRAVAUX-LEGERS-AUTORISES-ENFANTS.pdf"}] | Yes | 3 | If the country chooses to allow light work, States must determine what activities are considered light work, and the hours and the circumstances under which they may be carried out. | Article 2 stipulates that light work authorized for children between the ages of thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) is work which, by its nature and the conditions in which it is carried out: a) are not likely to be harmful to the child's health or physical, mental, moral or social development ; b) are not such as to prejudice the child's attendance at school, participation in guidance or vocational training programs, or ability to benefit from the instruction received. Regarding the working hours permitted for such activities, these are governed by Articles 6 to 9 of the Order. In particular, they specify that light work must not exceed 14 hours per week. Additionally, Article 10 provides a list of light tasks that children aged between 13 and 16 may undertake. This includes work in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, as well as in trade, services, and other sectors. |
| Minimum age for light work | 2017-06-02 | C138 | Order 2017/016 of 2 June 2017 determining the list of light work authorized for children between the ages of between thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) years of age - Articles 1, 2 | [{"link_name":"Order 2017/016","source_link":"https://www.cocoainitiative.org/sites/default/files/LISTE-DES-TRAVAUX-LEGERS-AUTORISES-ENFANTS.pdf"}] | 13 | 2 | C138 defines light work as work that does not interfere with children’s schooling, or their ability to benefit from it, and that is not hazardous. C138 allows countries to permit light work for children younger than the general minimum age. For countries that set the minimum age at 15, this means children aged 13-14, and for those that set it at 14, children aged 12-13 may engage in light work. | Article 1 of the Law allows light work for children aged between 13 and 16 years. Additionally, Article 2 stipulates that light work authorized for children between the ages of thirteen (13) and sixteen (16) is work which, by its nature and the conditions in which it is carried out: a) are not likely to be harmful to the child's health or physical, mental, moral or social development ; b) are not such as to prejudice the child's attendance at school, participation in guidance or vocational training programs, or ability to benefit from the instruction received. |
| Minimum age for admission to work | 2017-06-02 | C138 | Decree No. 2017-017 MEPS/CAB of 2 June 2017 determining the list of hazardous work prohibited to children - Article 4 | [{"link_name":"Decree No. 2017-017","source_link":"https://www.cocoainitiative.org/sites/default/files/resources/LISTE-DES-TRAVAUX-DANGEREUX-INTERDITS-AUX-ENFANTS-1.pdf"}] | 16 | 1 | C138 establishes 15 as the minimum age for work in general. Developing countries have the option of setting a minimum age of 14 as a transitional measure as they strengthen their education systems and economies. | Article 4 of the Decree establishes that the minimum age for work is 16. |
| Is the use, procuring or offering of children for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs, prohibited? | 2010-09-30 | C182 | Act No. 2010-272 of 30 September 2010 prohibiting trafficking and the worst forms of child labour - Articles 4 and 30 | [{"link_name":"Act No. 2010-272","source_link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/uploads/res/document/loi-no-2010-272-du-30-septembre-2010-portant-interdiction-de-la-traite-et-des-pires-formes-de-travail-des-enfants_html/RCI_-_Loi_N_2010-272_du_30_Septembre_2010.pdf"}] | Yes | 11 | C182 prohibits the use, procuring or offering of children for illicit activities in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs. | Articles 4 and 30 of the Prohibition of Trafficking and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Law prohibit the use, procuring, or offering of children for illicit activities, including the production and trafficking of drugs. |
| Is the use, procuring or offering of a child for the purpose of prostitution and for production of pornography prohibited? | 2010-09-30 | C182 | Law No. 2010-272 of 30 September 2010 prohibiting trafficking and the worst forms of child labour - Articles 24–29 | [{"link_name":"Law No. 2010-272","source_link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/uploads/res/document/loi-no-2010-272-du-30-septembre-2010-portant-interdiction-de-la-traite-et-des-pires-formes-de-travail-des-enfants_html/RCI_-_Loi_N_2010-272_du_30_Septembre_2010.pdf"}] | Yes | 10 | C182 prohibits the use of a child under the age of 18 for prostitution, regardless of the child's consent. The use, procuring or offering of any person under the age of 18 for commercial sexual exploitation constitutes a worst form of child labour, even if prostitution is a legalised. In regard to the prohibition of child pornography, States need to make sure that national legislation addresses the involvement of a child in the production of pornographic materials, including non-recorded performances. | Articles 24–29 of the Prohibition of Trafficking and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Law prohibit the use, procuring, or offering of a child for the purpose of prostitution and/or for the production of pornography. |
| Is forced or compulsory recruitment of children under 18 for use in armed conflict prohibited? | 2010-09-30 | C182 | Act No. 2010-272 of 30 September 2010 prohibiting trafficking and the worst forms of child labour - Article 4 | [{"link_name":"Act No. 2010-272","source_link":"https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/uploads/res/document/loi-no-2010-272-du-30-septembre-2010-portant-interdiction-de-la-traite-et-des-pires-formes-de-travail-des-enfants_html/RCI_-_Loi_N_2010-272_du_30_Septembre_2010.pdf"}] | Yes | 9 | C182 defines forced or compulsory recruitment of children under 18 for use in armed conflict as a worst form of child labour. Nevertheless, C182 only prohibits the forced or compulsory recruitment of children under 18, and does not cover the voluntary recruitment of children under 18. | According to Article 4 of the Prohibition of Trafficking and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Law of 2010 prohibits the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict. |
International Legal Framework
International Legal Framework
| Ratification status | Convention | Convention description | Date of ratification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in-force | C182 | Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) | 07-FEB-2003 | Source |
| in-force | C138 | Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) | 07-FEB-2003 | Source |
Policies and Plans
Policies and Plans
| Description | sources | Period | Policy name | Implementing agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire is a Pathfinder Country of the Alliance 8.7, a global partnership committed to eradicating forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking, and child labour. As part of this initiative, Côte d'Ivoire initiated the development in 2021 of a roadmap towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7. This roadmap outlines the strategic objectives and actions necessary to make significant progress in these areas. The strategic roadmap covers: (i) coordination of interventions to accelerate the achievement of target 8.7, (ii) monitoring, data collection and knowledge sharing, (iii) development of policies and laws to combat forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour. , (iv) funding efforts to combat child labour, forced labour and human trafficking. | [{"link_name":"SDG 8.7 Roadmap","source_link":"https://www.alliance87.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/FEUILLE%20DE%20ROUTE%20TASK%20FORCE%20ALLIANCE%208.7%20-%20COTE%20DIVOIRE.pdf"}] | 2021 | SDG 8.7 Roadmap | Alliance 8.7 National Task Force |
| The National Action Plan (NAP) 2025–2029 focuses on tackling the root causes of child labour and aims to: (i) improve children's access to education and basic social services and/or decent work; (ii) reduce the socio-economic vulnerability of families and communities; (iii) strengthen the institutional, legal and programmatic framework for combating child labour. | [{"link_name":"National Action Plan to Combat Trafficking, Exploitation and Child Labour","source_link":"https://www.cocoainitiative.org/sites/default/files/resources/pan-2025-2029.pdf"}] | 2025-2029 | National Action Plan to Combat Trafficking, Exploitation and Child Labour | Coordinated by CNS and the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the fight against Trafficking, Exploitation, and Child Labor |