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Aging workforce in Japan
— three policy dilemmas | | Author(s) | Masa Higo |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 8, no 2, 2006 |
| Pages | pp 149-174 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Older men ; Older women ; Labour shortage ; Conditions of employment ; Social policy ; Japan. |
| Annotation | The imminent retirement of the post-war baby boom generation in Japan has accelerated public concerns about its impacts on the already aged workforce and the country's economic vitality in an increasingly competitive global economy. To mitigate labour force shortages anticipated in the coming decade, government policymakers are challenged to develop effective measures to extend the working lives of older workers, including the baby boomers. In this context, the policy-makers are facing three major policy dilemmas in their continuous efforts in: dismantling long-established employment institutions including lifetime employment practices and seniority-based wage systems; promoting labour force participation among women including older female workers; and developing workplace flexibility with a specific focus on "teleworking" practices. Achieving these objectives is likely to require the policymakers to facilitate major transitions of social institutions and cultural values that have long shaped current older workers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080407211 A |
| Classmark | GC: BC: BD: WJ6: WKA: TM2: 7DT |
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