“Environment where elderly people can work for a long time” OECD recommends August 31 5:14
OECD = Recommendation that the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development should prepare an environment where people can work for a long time, such as enhancing vocational training that leads to career advancement for the elderly, in order to achieve sustainable economic growth even as the population ages Is summarized.
The OECD has compiled a report on the current situation and issues in the working environment of member countries, including Japan, before the Labor Ministers' Meeting of G20 = 20 major countries started in Matsuyama City from September 1.
According to it, the number of non-working elderly over 50 years old that must be supported by 100 workers increased by 40% from the average of 42 member states in 2018 to 58 in 2050 I predict that.
Japan is expected to increase from 46 in 2018 to 59 in 2050.
In particular, some countries, such as Italy, Greece, and Poland, point out that the number of older people who do not work in 2050 may increase more than the number of workers.
For this reason, in order to achieve sustainable economic growth, it is indispensable for governments and companies to create an environment where older people can continue working longer, and unstable employment forms such as the abolition of retirement systems and non-regular employment. We recommend that measures should be taken, such as improvement and enhancement of vocational training that will lead to career advancement for the elderly.
OECD Director Stefano Scarpetetta, Director of Employment, Labor, and Social Policy at the meeting, said, “The challenges of working for the elderly are not only in Japan, but in many countries in the G20.