I confess that is a little surprising to me. Such that I can agree it would be a worthwhile endeavor to get them better equipment.
I would still call people using bigger stuff to be doing manual labor. For the same reason that using a lawn mower is still a manual labor job.
>Such that I can agree it would be a worthwhile endeavor to get them better equipment.
I imagine they /want/ it, it would just be a massive issue because they do not have equal supply chains to more developed nations, and them having to pay to make up the difference makes the cost-to-benefit ratio not make sense