[2016-09-13] DCEBrief - Blockchain Employed to Fight Slavery

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Blockchain Employed to Fight Slavery


The global fishing industry is renowned for issues with both sustainability and human rights abuses. Much has been done to combat this, with various initiatives to ensure that sustainable fishing by properly paid fishermen are sought and those caught with slave labor are shunned. However, identifying the origin of fish has always been an issue, until now. The UK Based Co-Op Food Group in partnership with blockchain business Provenance are trialing a new solution that uses blockchain to keep accurate, easily accessible records of fish movement from the water to the plate.

Read the full story:  http://dcebrief.com/blockchain-employed-to-fight-slavery/

[Gohs]

They want to keep track of all the fish in the waters?

Oh my God! That is one heck of a job.