Princess Eugenia from the United Kingdom and the United States in the fight against human trafficking Ambassador John Richmond recently spoke in support of the use of new technologies, such as telephone applications and units against human trafficking, Reuters reported April 8.
At a conference organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria, experts noted that increased use of the Internet has increased the ability of traffickers to use potential targets.
However, Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, said that technology can also help in the fight against human trafficking. Eugene, who founded the collective against slavery in the UK in 2017, said:
"I learned about how blockchain has a huge impact on supply chain management and how the UK application can help publicly report on modern slavery in car washes."
Jugen was referring to Coca Cola, the US State Department and the Safe Car Wash app. The first was launched in March 2018 and aimed at using the blockchain technology to create a secure roster of employees. The partnership aims to address the issue of forced labor using block validation and digital notary capabilities to create a secure register of employees and their contracts.
A safe car wash recently discovered nearly 1,000 cases of slave labor in British car washes. The presence of slave labor, for example, does the company accept only money, or do workers seem terrible.
Citing the Walk Free Foundation's global slavery index, Reuters reports that there are 136,000 employees in the UK, which is 10 times higher than in 2013.
Countering human trafficking Ambassador Richmond noted that the technology itself cannot stop trafficking in persons, saying: “There is no algorithm or application that stops trafficking in persons.”
“But there are technical tools that can help people do their job better. This is a slow, grumpy, day-to-day job that can help change. "
Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to create a commission to study how crippling and online markets can be used to facilitate trafficking in women and men.