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VF-backed scheme upskills workers in the face of automation

05/03/2024
VF-backed scheme upskills workers in the face of automation

Outdoor group VF Foundation has backed Bangladeshi start-up Shimmy to expand the upskilling of 500 extra workers through mobile phone-based training and 800 within training centres. According to the International Labour Organisation, sewing automation could displace 65 million workers, with women making up 75% of the garment workforce. Women in...

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