#12208. Technology upgrading and labor degrading? A sociological study of three robotized factories

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Abstract:
In recent years, the technology-driven industrial upgrading in China has resulted in human labor being replaced with robots. This article explores the impact of intelligent manufacturing on workers from the following two perspectives: labor relations and the labor process. The authors argue that workers on the shopfloor are experiencing some forms of labor degradation due to robotization, i.e., more flexible labor relations, deskilling, and strengthened technical control. Such a corporation-led and machine-centered industrial upgrading is driven by state policy, capital, and the labor market.
Keywords:
Deskilling; Intelligent manufacturing; Labor process; Robotization

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