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ILO (2018). Emerging technologies and the future of work in India. ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
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ILO - reports
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Anxiety about the impact of technology on the world of work is not new. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, the question of how technology shapes work and labour and, in turn, how society should shape technology through technological choices and policies, has fuelled intense public debate. In England, textile workers known as Luddites destroyed and smashed automated looms, concerned that they would lose their jobs. While jobs in mass manufacturing and new industries, such as coal, iron and steel were subsequently created, the Luddites did lose work.
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