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24/05/2019

Are machines threatening to make workers unemployable? Think again


«EVERYONE SAYS work is miserable. Today’s workers, if they are lucky enough to escape the gig economy and have a real job, have lost control over their lives. They are underpaid and exploited by unscrupulous bosses. And they face a precarious future, as machines threaten to make them unemployable.

There is just one problem with this bleak picture: it is at odds with reality. As we report this week (see Briefing), most of the rich world is enjoying a jobs boom of unprecedented scope. Not only is work plentiful, but it is also, on average, getting better. Capitalism is improving workers’ lot faster than it has in years, as tight labour markets enhance their bargaining power. The zeitgeist has lost touch with the data.»

The rich world is enjoying an unprecedented jobs boom, The Economist

1 comentário:

Anónimo disse...

Aprecio sobretudo a "multiculturidade" da ilustração. Pelo menos, ninguém pode acusar The Economist de estar a tentar enganar os leitores.