Automation

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Dejected garment workers stand with their belongings outside a closed Bangladesh factory, symbolizing job losses and economic hardship.

Bangladesh garment factory closures displace thousands of workers

Between August 2024 and June of this year, 457 garment factories across Bangladesh's seven major industrial zones permanently closed, leaving thousands jobless.

Sofia Rios·June 27, 2026

Textile factory workers in India wearing head-mounted cameras, with a subtle AI interface overlay suggesting automation and job displacement.

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Textile workers train AI, risking job displacement by 2026

In Indian textile factories, workers now wear head-mounted cameras, their every routine movement captured, ostensibly to 'improve processes'.

Anjali Sharma·June 20, 2026