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3 million at risk from the rise of robots
Advances in technology can prove to be a boon for the
mankind at one hand and on the other hand it can threaten their very survival.
Development of automation and robotics is one such example which according to
Bank of Thailand can threaten almost 3 million workers in the coming decade in
Thailand.
According to Nuntanid Thogrsi ,who is an economist for the
central bank, to begin with, workers and cashiers in the manufacturing units
performing simple and repetitive tasks will be the ones to be affected because robots can replace them more easily.
The entrepreneurs are attracted towards acquiring the robotics systems because
these technologies are becoming cheaper everyday coupled with the fact that
cost of human labour is going up. According to a prediction by the central bank
, automation and robotic systems are likely to acquire center stage in the
industrial sector in Thailand in coming decades.
There is a rising mismatch between the skill sets in demand
and those produced in the country. Whereas, the industrial sector today needs
more skilled labors like engineers, technicians and computer programmers, the
country is producing more of fresh non-skilled graduates. And these non-skilled
graduates are the ones facing greater challenge to find job opportunities since
they are not conversant with the new technologies being used in the
manufacturing sector . Additionally they are the ones who are also at risk to
loose their potential jobs by the process of automation.
In Thailand, the three highest paid workers are employed in
manufacturing facilities related to automotive , rubber and plastics and
electronics. However, these are the very three sectors which have adopted
automation and Robotic systems to the maximum thereby threatening the jobs of
this cream of labor class. As of now, according to the statistics released by
the International Federation of Robotics, Thailand is ranked at number 10 in
terms of application of technology in the manufacturing units.Though in real
numbers it stills lags far behind other South-Asian countries.While South Korea
has 631 robotic systems per 10,000 workers followed by Singapore at 488 and
Japan with 303 systems, Thailand still employs about 45 robotic systems per ten
thousand workers.
So this is a wake-up call for the Thai government to define
and implement policies related to education system according to the needs of
the time.Focus should be to produce more of skilled and semi-skilled work force
which can meet the industry needs and also reduce the number of unskilled
workers graduating out every year.This will restore the balance favorably and
give industries in manufacturing units to employ automation and robotic systems
widely without increasing unemployment rates skyhigh.