Abstract
Automation and robotization are fast changing the traditional composition of workforce in factories, offices, malls, etc. ‘Unmanned work stations’ and ‘robots taking charge of the shop floors’ are no longer a figment of imagination. Deployment of machines in shop-floors in the name of production and cost efficiency is new normal across the globe. For example, three crucial manufacturing processes viz. weld shop, paint shop and press shop at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL) are fully automated and almost every fifth worker of the company is a robot. There are 5000 robots working shoulder to shoulder with about 22000 workers at Gurugram and Manesar plants of MSIL. Further, the threat of lay off is looming large due to automation in most of the technology-driven companies. This paper explores impact of automation and robotization on impending joblessness that stares at the knowledge workers of the world.
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