‘They Don’t Need People’: The Workers Left Behind by China’s Robot Drive
- Posted on July 11, 2026
- China
- By The New York Times
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China's accelerated automation in manufacturing has created significant employment challenges in industrial hubs like Kunshan. As factories increasingly replace workers with robotic systems, displaced laborers face limited job prospects and social displacement. The article explores how rapid technological adoption in electronics manufacturing is reshaping the economic landscape, leaving thousands of workers struggling to adapt to an increasingly automated industrial sector and searching for alternative opportunities.
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‘They Don’t Need People’: The Workers Left Behind by China’s Robot Drive
For out-of-work factory workers in Kunshan, a region made rich by electronics manufacturing, a park is the only place to go. continue reading...
