ASEAN Shoes And Clothing Manufacturers Will Be Replaced By Robots.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded through a series of studies that in the next twenty or thirty years, 56% of the paid jobs in Kampuchea, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam will be replaced by automation and advanced technology.

It is reported that large-scale substitution will not happen overnight, but it is now in progress.

For example, in automotive and electronic equipment.

A lot of work done by low skilled workers has now been handed over to robots.

If the government and business owners are willing to invest in education and training, so that workers can adapt themselves to those new and highly skilled jobs, this change will help increase productivity and wages and benefit everyone.

However, if the government and business owners blindly rely on low cost labor force and regard it as their important competitive advantage, they will face the risk of lagging behind in global competition.

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The workers are the most seriously threatened.

In ASEAN members, about 9 million jobs come from these places.

Most of these people do some simple manual work, so they can easily be replaced by automation.

In Vietnam, a garment factory has invested in automatic cutting machines last year, and each machine can replace 15 workers.

Now that 18 months have passed, facts have proved that machines are more economical than hiring.

Each worker manages three to four machines, and the number of people needed is greatly reduced.

In fact, the development of automation is not limited to Southeast Asia.

Sewing robots are likely to blossom everywhere in Europe and the United States, because many companies want to localize their production and get closer to the target market.

Adidas recently launched a new Speedfactory robot in Germany and plans to turn its production in China.

Even China itself is investing in machinery in order to compete with low-cost neighbors.

For example, Hongkong's annual shirt 100 billion Yida group has chosen to invest in automatic production in the wake of rising wages in China, so as to increase productivity.

Southeast Asian countries have the highest unemployment risk.

About 64% of Indonesian textile, clothing and footwear industries will be replaced by robots, Vietnam's ratio is 86%, and Kampuchea is 88%.

"Those companies that rely on low cost to compete must find ways to relocate."

Deborah France-Massin, director of the employers' activities Office of the International Labour Organization, said in a statement, "policymakers need to create a more beneficial environment, increase investment in human capital, help research and development, and promote high value-added production."

The report does not refer to Bangladesh, not ASEAN, but I am afraid that this country is the world's largest in terms of its dependence on cheap labor.

Their clothing industry has 4 million workers, contributing 82% of the total exports to the country.

Dewan Sabina Dewan, President of the global employment and development think-tank, pointed out that the current situation in Bangladesh is very problematic, "said Sabina Dewan, President of the global employment and development think tank.

"If I think low cost labor is my competitive advantage, why should I upgrade my workers' skills?" they will pay more if they get better skills.

Bangladesh is also highly dependent on an industry, which means that once the workers in this industry lose their jobs due to automation, other industries have yet to absorb these people.

"In the long run, this model of cheap labor can never last."