AI Reshapes Maquila Jobs as Retraining Becomes Key to Keeping Workers
Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 12, 2026 · Originally reported October 11, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)
A World Bank report warns that artificial intelligence could gradually automate physical manufacturing tasks in Honduras's garment industry, which directly employs about 140,000 workers, making retraining and technical skills essential to protecting those jobs.
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