Robots Won’t Solve Our Labour Shortage – But Human Workers Can
Ongoing labour shortages continue to frustrate growth in virtually every economic sector. Countries across the developed world are clamoring for solutions, with many pointing to robots and automation as the future of work. In reality, human workers are far more flexible and capable of filling our immediate labour needs than their robotic counterparts. The ongoing pandemic has illustrated that many existing labour shortages simply cannot be remedied by adding more robots to the workforce. Countries recruiting foreign workers and upskilling their existing workforce, on the other hand, are faring well. Robots won’t solve our global labour shortage, but qualified migrant labourers are ready and willing to help those companies desperately looking for workers right now. A Call For Workers It was only a few years ago that foreboding headlines warned that robots would be coming to take the jobs of hardworking professionals. Automation angst persists even in nations like German...