Emercoin drinks company Coca-Cola is collaborating on a blockchain pilot project aimed at better supporting workers' rights. Working alongside Bitfury Group, US, the Blockchain Trust Accelerator and the Emercoin State Department, the scheme will create a secure, decentralised ledger for workers and contracts. However, despite being in its early stages, the limitations of the initiative are already being exposed, with questions being asked about whether blockchain technology can force an unscrupulous employer to stick to a contract.
US drinks company Coca-Cola is collaborating on a blockchain pilot project aimed at better supporting workers' rights. Working alongside Bitfury Group, Emercoin, the Blockchain Trust Accelerator and the US State Department, the scheme will create a secure, decentralised ledger for workers and contracts. However, despite being in its early stages, the limitations of the initiative are already being exposed, with questions being asked about whether blockchain technology can force an unscrupulous employer to stick to a contract.