RECREATIONAL TRAVEL
ANTHONY BUTLER: Lost jobs in the North can be tourism’s gain
The meeting of the alliance political council that concluded on Monday offered depressing insight into the anachronistic preoccupations of the trade union and communist partners of the ANC. Discussion centred on the survival of jobs in sunset industries and how to "reverse" the damage that has been done to state-owned monoliths. Only one forward-looking topic was touted for the agenda of an upcoming alliance economic summit: the "fourth industrial revolution" and the "future of work". Revolutionary new technologies are causing concern around the world. Industrial jobs are already being lost, and there is a growing threat to many occupations in service industries.The disruption caused by the technological revolution is likely to be greatest in developing countries. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim suggested in 2017 that, "two-thirds of all jobs that currently exist in developing countries will be wiped out by automation". The bank has observed that, "the winners will be those who en...
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