Coca-Cola Co. and the United States government, along with two other companies will launch projects using digital blockchain technology.
Projects that use blockchain are intended to combat the use of forced labor around the world. The US State Department says the project is the first major government project with blockchain technology.
According to data from the International Labor Organization, nearly 25 million people are working in forced conditions around the world. Of these, 47 percent of them are in the Asia Pacific region.