An automated spreading machine at Pacific Jeans. Photo: WSJ The fourth industrial revolution is under way and bringing with it a series of upheavals—robotics, automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are gradually making their way into the production process all over the world. However, such major breakthroughs in the production process will have negative effects on the job market and the Bangladesh economy, as the introduction of machinery in the production process has a higher probability of affecting unskilled and semi-skilled workers adversely compared to skilled workers. According to the government’s a2i project and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), […]
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