labour-intensive

Many economists argue that a decade of protectionist policies has undercut Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India initiative, which focused on capital and technology-intensive sectors while sidelining labour-intensive industries like textiles.

This is what turned China into the world's top manufacturer - labour-intensive production which is also cheap when it's scaled up and supported by an unrivalled supply chain.

But making individually tailored cars, while profitable, is a labour-intensive process that requires time and space.

Mr Padgham, who chairs the Independent Care Group, which represents independent providers, said that as a labour-intensive sector an increase in employee costs was "the last thing social care needed".

Meanwhile, an announcement is expected this month to confirm that Scotland’s only remaining oil refinery at Grangemouth will shut down early next year to become a less labour-intensive oil and gas import terminal.