torsdag 8 november 2012

Robotisering i Kina

Industrijobben i Kina försvinner (snarare än outsourcas vidare till länder med lägre löner)
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, known for assembling Apple's iPhones and iPads in China, plans to use more robots, with one report saying the company will use one million of them in the next three years, to cope with rising labor costs.
Foxconn's move highlights an increasing trend toward automation among Chinese companies as labor issues such as high-profile strikes and workers' suicides plague firms in sectors from autos to technology.
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