South Africa’s auto industry highlights the social and employment cost of innovation
BIANCA IFEOMA CHIGBU, Doctoral candidate, University of Fort Hare PROF FHULU. H. NEKHWEVHA, Acting Executive Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Teaching and Learning, University of Fort Hare, University of Fort Hare IN South Africa, local operations of international motor manufacturing companies must constantly innovate to meet global demands and offer competitive value. The way work is done is constantly changing. The current technologies adopted in the workplace are ever smarter than those that went before. This trend, driven by economic forces, does not always lead to social improvements. Automation and the use of robots in manufacturing, combined with…