This is the law that has governed relationships between owners of labour and capital since the industrial revolution in the 1800s and 1900s. During this period, industries — and agriculture — that employed large numbers of people replaced the workers with machines. Interestingly, the machines — with minimal worker supervision — increased productivity exponentially earning owners of capital huge profits. Today, the digital age and robotics technology poses an even greater threat to organised labour in all sectors of the global economy. Kenya needs to up productivity by improving the skills set of the already employed workforce.

Source: Standard Digital February 12, 2019 08:48 UTC