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自動化將帶來一場顛覆勞動密集型行業的無情變革,使南亞國家非但享受不到人口結構紅利,反而可能面臨人口結構噩夢。

Kiran Kumari sits behind her Brother sewing machine on a vast factory floor, dressed in a purple and gold sari and flanked by dozens of fellow clothes stitchers. With a deft sweep of her arm, she picks up a piece of cloth from the bundle next to her, places a white panel on top and feeds them both quickly under the needle. It is just one of about 400 collars Mrs Kumari will sew on to Ralph Lauren tops during her eight-hour shift, each one taking a few minutes to complete and all done for about $100 a month. 

在一個龐大的工廠產線,基蘭•庫馬利(Kiran Kumari)穿著紫色和金色的沙麗、坐在兄弟牌(Brother)縫紉機前,周圍坐著數十名製衣工同事。她嫺熟地一揮手臂,從身旁的一捆布料中拿起一塊布,在上面放上一塊白色飾片,在機針下快速操作著。這只是庫馬利在8小時工作時間裏爲拉夫•勞倫(Polo Ralph Lauren)上衣縫製的約400個衣領中的一個,完成一個衣領需要幾分鐘,而庫馬利每個月的工資約100美元。

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