Automation is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, it is making more garments faster and more precisely. It is even making it possible to one day have personal, single garments made to order by placing an online request with individual measurements. On the other hand, it is putting millions of garment workers out of jobs and livelihoods.
Automation of garment production has a long history, going back to steam-powered weaving mills in the early nineteenth century, pioneered by a Frenchman named Jacquard. The newest machines can make garments from start to finish, including delicate, complex work such as sewing […]
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