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○ [News Story] The Counterattack of the Blue-Collar Worker: 2030s Captivated by Skilled Labor (Broadcasted on September 19, 2026)

AI and robots are rapidly replacing human jobs. According to a Bank of Korea report, 94% of youth jobs lost over the past four years occurred in industries with a high exposure to AI. As office and professional jobs, which young people traditionally favored as stable workplaces, struggle to escape the impact of AI, the criteria for a good job are shifting.

Experts emphasize that to properly foster blue-collar jobs—not just at large conglomerates' manufacturing plants or a few high-paying positions—we must re-examine wage levels, working conditions, and safety.

(Reported by Lee Jong-hoon, Produced by Kim Da-yeon, Video Editing by Ahn Min-shin, Produced by SBS Digital News)


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