Theres news this morning, of up to 3,000 jobs to go in WA by BHP Billiton: * BHP looks to cut thousands of jobs from its iron ore division in WA abc.net.au/news/2014-06-24/bhp-confirms-job-losses/5545820 And thats in the context of general plans by the mining industry to automate many machines in the industry, potentially putting many highly paid workers out of jobs. The larger companies like BHP will be the first users of the technology. * Could robots replace nearly half of us in the workforce? Some 47 per cent of jobs in industrialised nations like Australia are at risk of redundancy as automation outstrips job creation, according to an Australian professor involved in a British study. abc.net.au/7.30/content/2014/s4014292.htm * Technology set to change face of mining boom The automation of some mine site jobs could see the boom over for some and the industry changed forever as developments in Western Australia show. abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3436268.htm Combined with news of difficulties with the plans for expansion of coal mining and export due to worsening global economic conditions, it is a very good time to be promoting 100% Renewable Energy for Australia and the jobs it will bring, especially the jobs and numbers of. If anyone has union contacts, it would be good to get in touch with them to promote the renewables option but also strongly push 100% Renewable Energy on social media as a potential saviour of jobs and economy. It would most certainly be foolish to miss this opportunity to get exposure for 100% Renewables and also other efforts to deal with Global Warming such as Energy Efficiency that are job makers and will help us to transition rapidly to a zero or low carbon state.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:39:47 +0000
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