Ethics in the digital workplace
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can affect working conditions in a variety of ways and their use in the workplace raises a host of new ethical concerns.
Dura Automotive, a manufacturer of motor vehicles, has announced the closure their plant in Orkoien (Navarra) with the loss of all 162 jobs. This is part of an extensive reorganisation plan which includes delocalisation of production to Portugal. The regional governement has rejected this plan for its negative consequences on the economy of the area.
Eurofound (2008), Dura Automotive, Relocation in Spain, factsheet number 66497, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66497.