Apple and Samsung can replace 50 thousand workers on robots

According to the press service of the urban district of Kunshan Xu Yulian, the Foxconn has reduced staff from 110 thousand. To 50 thousand., Implemented in the production of robots.

On the Foxconn factory, manufactured in China for the iPhone of Apple and Samsung smartphones, cut 50 thousand. Workers and replaced them with robots, according to the Chinese edition of South China Morning Post.

"Foxconn factory has reduced the number of staff from 110 thousand to 50 thousand due to the introduction of robots in the production process than reduced labor costs..", - Said the head of the press service of the urban district of Kunshan (Jiangsu) Xu Yulian.

He believes that it will soon follow suit and other companies.

According to a government survey, around 600 major companies in Kunshan have the same plans for the creation of robotic staff.

It is reported that 35 Taiwanese companies, including supplier Apple - Foxconn, in 2015 spent a total of 4 billion yuan ($ 4.74 billion) on the development of artificial intelligence.

In comments Bi-bi-si Foxconn Technology Group has confirmed that automates many business processes, but the company denied large-scale staff reductions.

"We are introducing robotic engineering and other innovative production technologies for the mechanical work, which previously carried out by our staff and through training we enable employees to focus on the elements of the production process with a higher added value, such as engineering design, process control and quality control" - said in a statement.

"We will continue to use both automated and live labor in our manufacturing operations, and we plan to keep a significant state in China" - added to the Foxconn Technology Group.