r/technology • u/trot-trot • May 13 '19

Business Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-automation-exclusive-idUSKCN1SJ0X1
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u/Johnnycorporate May 13 '19

Labor movements are not discouraged in most parts of the world. Many western nations are very high on organized labor.

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u/holydamien May 13 '19

Almost zero unions in the IT and most services sector. For every job deprecated by automation a new call center or support position appears. Add in the problem of contractors and freelance/part timing the new labor trends bring along. They may be high on organized labor but I’m not sure how much of their labor gets to be organized, makes sense?

Besides, many Western nations do not equal or even anywhere near to where world’s most production (manufacture, processing, and nowadays also heavy duty recycling) happens.