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Older workers and federal work programs
— the Korean senior employment program (KSEP) | | Author(s) | Eunhee Choi |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Social Policy, vol 28, no 4, October-December 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 308-324 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Projects ; Comparison ; Korea ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Federal older worker programmes are attracting attention, due to the growing number of older workers across the world. They are uniquely situated to provide out-of-market work opportunities to older job seekers, who often find their age a barrier to securing desirable jobs. In 2004, the Korean government established its own programme, the Korean Senior Employment Program (KSEP); however, literature for international readers on this innovative program is lacking. This article aims to provide an in-depth description of KSEP and a brief comparison between the Senior Community Service Employment Program in the U.S. and KSEP. The unique characteristics of KSEP include having the dual programme foci on supplemental income and social participation; expanding work opportunities in the private sector beyond community-based jobs; accepting participants who are financially disadvantaged, as well as those with a high desire for social participation regardless of their income; and broadening work opportunities for those with professional skills beyond repetitive, simple and temporary jobs. This article may offer helpful insights to older worker advocates from various countries in creating or modifying their programmes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170106217 A |
| Classmark | GC: 3E: 48: 7DK: 7T |
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