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Dialectical Analysis of Problems Created by Technological Developments in the Labour Market

Turgut Çılğın

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106–128
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2026-01-13
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Abstract

The struggle between capital and labour has been ongoing for centuries. Technical and mechanical innovations, which began to develop with the industrial revolution, have gradually replaced manual labour. In recent years, with the development of automation systems, robots, and artificial intelligence, technology has replaced not only manual labour but also human intelligence. This situation has increased the risk of unemployment more than ever before and has become a threat to the workforce and society in terms of cybersecurity and occupational health and safety. Today, technology and unemployment, productivity, and workforce safety create a paradox. International and interdisciplinary solutions to this paradox must be found within an ethical and legal framework. This article aims to identify the problems and solutions caused by technological developments in the areas of unemployment, cybersecurity, and occupational safety in work and socioeconomic life using a dialectical approach, literature review, and document analysis methods. The research findings reveal that the workforce is facing rapidly increasing unemployment, that risks such as cybersecurity and occupational safety are increasing in parallel with technological developments, and that there is a paradox between technology and society. To eliminate this paradox, it is recommended that technology be disciplined by scientific ethical and legal rules.

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Çılğın, T. (2026). Dialectical Analysis of Problems Created by Technological Developments in the Labour Market. Sosyal Siyaset Konferansları Dergisi, Sayı: 89, 106–128. https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2025.89.1773834

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