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Laborguard Blockchain-Enabled Agricultural Labor Verification and Anti-Human-Trafficking Compliance Device

Author(s) Oluwaseun Ola, Amina Catherine Peter-Anyebe, Dr. Bhavesh Chakurbhai Kataria
Country United States
Abstract The LaborGuard Blockchain-Enabled Agricultural Labor Verification and Anti-Human-Trafficking Compliance Device is a proposed portable, ruggedized data-processing platform intended to strengthen agricultural workforce accountability, crop-production documentation, regulatory compliance and ethical supply-chain transparency. The underlying external design is registered with the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office under Design No. 6548985, with a registration date of 25 August 2026 and a grant date of 8 September 2026. Classified under International Design Classification 14-02, the registered subject matter is the visible configuration of data-processing equipment. LaborGuard extends this hardware concept into a proposed integrated operational platform for agricultural enterprises, cooperatives, extension services, certification bodies, labor inspectors and other authorized stakeholders. The technical concept links authenticated workforce participation with agronomic operations across economically important crops such as soybean, corn, wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries, grapes, apples, citrus, almonds and cassava. In the intended implementation, the device records worker identities and employment agreements alongside field assignments, planting, fertilizer management, irrigation, pesticide applications, weed and disease control, harvesting, storage,
transportation and post-harvest handling. Each validated operation would be assigned appropriate crop, plot, operator, time and authorization metadata, generating a connected evidence trail for labor oversight and crop-production traceability. The proposed hardware embodiment incorporates a protective angular enclosure, a raised carrying handle, a display, an identification module, sensor connections, grouped control keys, a grille, status indicators and recessed side openings. Electronic subsystems would include secure processing, encrypted local record storage, geographic positioning, communications hardware and, where lawfully justified, biometric-assisted worker authentication. A permissioned blockchain would hold transaction commitments and verifiable audit metadata while sensitive personal records remain under controlled off-chain storage. Offline data capture and subsequent synchronization would support farm operations in locations with intermittent connectivity. LaborGuard also envisages a combined rule-based and analytical compliance layer. Employment-record comparisons and calibrated anomaly-detection models could highlight unexplained wage deductions, mismatches between identities and assignments, excessive recorded working hours, recruitment-fee discrepancies and other indicators associated with labor exploitation. These findings would support structured review and timely referral; they would not independently establish trafficking, child labor or coercion. A worker- centered governance model, human
review, grievance channels, consent or another lawful basis for data processing and protection against retaliation remain necessary. The intended contribution is the coordinated documentation of who performed an authorized agricultural activity, where and when the activity was undertaken, how its production parameters were recorded, and which compliance checks were performed. This structure could support farm certification, responsible sourcing, sustainability reporting, food-safety documentation and transparent production management. The UK design certificate establishes the appearance shown in its registered illustrations; the proposed ruggedized configuration and functional system described in this report require detailed engineering, experimental testing and any appropriate additional intellectual property filings.
Keywords Laborguard, Blockchain, Agricultural, Labor, Verification, Anti-Human, Trafficking, Compliance, Device.
Published In Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2026
Published On 2026-11-07
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJTAS.v17.i11.1480
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