• @dumpsterlid
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    199 months ago

    I think the solution for ship breakers is for the job to be a highly paid respectable job with protections. In other words the technology that desperately needs to disrupt this industry is probably… unions

    • @arin
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      09 months ago

      Unions protect against automation that reduces labor hours.

      • Echo Dot
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        9 months ago

        Yeah I think that’s the point. Ship breaking is apparently poorly paid so they need unions.

        I also not sure how much scope there is for automation on tasks like this as each shit will be different there isn’t going to be a huge amount of repeatable action

      • @[email protected]
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        29 months ago

        Honestly more unions should fight for company stock for employees or similar stake programs. As we hopefully get more automated having workers interests aligned against it seems like a losing fight.