"My sister" was retired at the age of 50, age should not be the "ceiling"

  ■ Observer

  In the context of delayed retirement, it may be appropriate to relax the age limit for taxi practitioners.

  A few days ago, the media reported that "some female taxi drivers in Ziyang, Sichuan have their qualification certificates cancelled because they were over 50 years old". Many "sisters" who were interviewed expressed that they hope to drive taxis for a few more years to earn money. raise a family.

  In the face of this appeal of the "sister", the person in charge of the local road transport development center also expressed understanding, saying that there is still a "fight" between the two regulations.

According to the relevant management regulations of the Ministry of Transport's road transport qualification certificate, anyone under the age of 60 can apply for the qualification certificate; however, the "Administrative Regulations on the Taxi Driver's Qualification Certificate" stipulates that taxi drivers reach the legal retirement age (male 60 years old, After the female is 50 years old), the qualification certificate needs to be cancelled.

  But many women over the age of 50 are still young and in good health, and have full confidence in safe driving.

The "sister" who was interviewed said that she is fully capable of driving a taxi and has never had a major traffic accident before.

Therefore, "sisters" who have reached the age of 50 must retire, not entirely out of transportation safety considerations, but more because of the regulations on employment.

  Under the background of the country's imminent implementation of gradual delayed retirement, creating conditions for employees in some industries to extend their working years is not only in line with the trend of the ageing population, but also conducive to meeting the actual needs of society.

Establishing the retirement age of taxi drivers mainly depends on whether they can provide safe and thoughtful transportation services.

  In fact, some cities in China have taken the lead in relaxing this restriction, extending it to 55 years old in some places, and allowing female drivers who previously cancelled their qualification certificates due to age factors to apply for a new one.

Shenzhen, Qingdao and other places even stipulate that there is no distinction between men and women, and the age of no more than 65 years old can be engaged in taxi driving if the conditions are met.

This shows that under the existing conditions, it is feasible to delay the retirement age of the "sister".

  The problem of difficult employment for older workers after unemployment has always attracted social attention.

Data shows that the online car-hailing industry has become an important employment method for "4050" personnel.

Compared with traditional cruise taxis, the age requirements for online car-hailing drivers are relatively loose in various places. Female drivers can work until 55 years old, or 60 years old like male drivers.

  Female cadres should retire at the age of 55 and female workers should retire at 50.

But as the degree of machine substitution increases, workers in the traditional sense are increasingly liberated from manual labor.

Take the taxi and online car-hailing industries as an example, the widespread application of satellite navigation and assisted driving technology has also greatly reduced the work pressure of drivers, and the age limit for their employment should also "advance with the times".

  Of course, adjusting the retirement age of taxi drivers must also follow the wishes of the practitioners themselves.

In reality, some "sisters" hope to extend their working years, but there may also be some "sisters" who wish to retire earlier due to the needs of their families and personal physical conditions.

Relevant departments may wish to combine social security payment, pension payment and other policies, comprehensively consider retirement policies, and flexibly determine the retirement age.

And this should not be limited to the taxi industry, and the retirement policy for women in enterprises may be considered comprehensively and given flexibility.

  □ Wang Zhong's (media person)