Table 1 Changes in the connotation of labor after technology upgrading
From: Technology upgrading and labor degrading? A sociological study of three robotized factories
Investigation dimension | Factory A | Factory B | FactoryC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor relations | Labor cut | Approximately one third | Nearly a hundred people | A small amount |
Working conditions | Wage reduction; intensity increase | Wages are flat or reduced; equal intensity | A few workers' wages will increase, while the rest will remain flat; intensity may increase | |
Employment methods | Dispatch workers, student workers, temporary workers | Dispatch workers, summer jobs | Summer jobs, temporary workers | |
Labor process | Skill changes | Deskilled core work | Some posts remain unchanged, while some skill posts are replaced | Partly rises; some remain unchanged |
Labor control-resistance | Strong technical control; actively defending interests | Strong technical control; no resistance observed | Strong technical control; passive resistance | |