"Technology is destroying our jobs." How far do you support this idea?
Introduction:
In this decade, technologies like communication, industrialization, and transport have developed immensely. Labor-intensive industries are being replaced by industrialization. High tech industries and automation of traditional industries are downsizing manpower. The Internet or the information super highway provides massive globalization and consequently, people with access to computer/ the internet benefits the most.
Problem:
New technology creates new products. In this decade, a large number of new products are developed and people become used to these products which make our lives more comfortable. Therefore, we see that a lot of industries have been developed and provided huge employments. However, 100 years before, we didn't find so many news industries offering new products. for example: VCD, CD, DVD, computer, contact lenses, new foods, satellite, TV, mobiles, I-pad etc. are good examples of new products which didn't exist 50 years before. These products provide many new jobs. Jobs of blacksmith, coachmen, mason, potter, hand loom are destroyed and later are replaced by industries where thousands of people are now employed.
Opinion:
The Luddites (a race of the Britain) revolted in England in 19th century against industrialization feared that machines would replace people. Also, some conscious citizens of this century are afraid of change caused by massive industrialization. They think that traditional labor intensive industries are being replaced by the aggression of new technology where robots and high machines would do the manual jobs in industries with full automation. Computers and the Internet provide free and fast access to information, and as a result, rich countries which afford this technology become richer. And jobs are being transferred to the developed nations where technologies are flourished. Computer switchboard can replace receptionist, answering machine can do the job of a secretary. Moreover, a computer can do the jobs of thousand workers at a time.
In my opinion, new technology has offered millions of new jobs that are being created poor as well as rich nations. Demand for new products increase the number of industries up to thousand times than those were not prevailed 100 years before. Silicon-valley, research and development of computer and its soft wares provide millions of jobs. In addition, data entries, medical transcription, development of software are giving new opportunities in jobs to thousands of people in poor countries. Especially country like Bangladesh can have its large number of people employed by massive industrialization, an ideal route to rapid development. We have some labor-intensive, out-dated industries like sugar, fertilizer, leather, glass, textiles factories, which can not produce local demand, are running with loss. These industries should be modernized, and scope for rapid industrialization is a crying need for our survival. We should create industrial park like EPZ (export processing zones) that can produce export-oriented goods. Our labor is cheap. Therefore, new industries can produce opportunities for our massive employment for our large population.
Example:
New technologies such as mobile network providers, the net, satellite TV, computer, ICT, online jobs etc. provide millions of jobs.
Conclusion:
Last but not least, massive industrialization and adoption of new technology and as a result, scope for rapid employment can us show light at the end of the tunnel of our deteriorating economy.
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