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How Blockchain Fights Modern Slavery (ft. Mark Blick, Diginex)

Author
Forkast.News
Published
Fri 18 Oct 2019
Episode Link
https://word-on-the-block-show.simplecast.com/episodes/how-blockchain-fights-modern-slavery-ft-mark-blick-diginex-Y2hm2Koj

It may be jarring to consider, but there are currently more slaves in the world now than at any other point in history. According to figures from the United Nations' International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation, there were about 40.3 million people who can be considered modern slaves in 2016. That means that one in 200 people in the world is a slave. Forecast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau sits down with Mark Blick, Head of Government; Blockchain Technology at Diginex to find out more about how they are using blockchain to address the issue of modern slavery.

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