Robot will bring increased slavery and human trafficking to south-east Asia: report

The increase of robotic production will significantly modify the labor market in southeast Asia and lead to a spike in human trafficking, slavery and other labor abuses, according to a report launched Thursday.

The “Human Rights Outlook 2018” report from business risk-analysis consultancy Verisk Maplecroft plays out the situations of a United Nations forecast that 56 percent of employees in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam will lose their tasks to automated options over the next twenty years.

Those nations are particularly at threat for increased slavery and human trafficking due to the “dependence of the workforce on low-skilled jobs and existing high levels of labor rights violations,” the report stated.

“Displaced workers without the skills to adapt or the cushion of social security will have to compete for a diminishing supply of low-paid, low-skilled work in what will likely be an increasingly exploitative environment,” Alexandra Channer, the consultancy’s head of human rights, stated in a declaration.

“Without concrete measures from governments to adapt and educate future generations to function alongside machines, it could be a race to the bottom for many workers.”

The report highlights Vietnam as the nation at biggest threat amongst the 5 nations consisted of in the research study, with 36 million employees anticipated to lose their tasks to automation. In addition, the report mentions the garment, fabric and shoes market as being especially at threat from automation.

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