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Vasco Mainza, Regional Chairperson of the National Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers says the union is particularly alarmed by the increasing uptake of flexible work in retail.
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Dr Daniel B. le Roux investigates the impact of automation on economies in the developing world.
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