Question

“You need energy. The eyes move, the neck, the legs and the hands, each part moves. Weaving is done under a continuous gaze-one cannot go anywhere; the focus must be on the machine. When four machines run all four must move together, they must not stop.” (Joshi 2003)

The more mechanised an industry gets, the fewer people are employed.” What are the reasons for this?

Answer 1

• Outsourcing
• Most of them are exhausted by the age of 40 and take voluntary retirement.

Answer 2

The more mechanised an industry becomes, the fewer workers are needed because machines can perform tasks faster and more efficiently than humans. A single person may be assigned to manage multiple machines, reducing the number of jobs. Mechanisation replaces manual labour, leading to a decline in employment in such industries.