In response to the increasingly serious aging problem, the Japanese government plans to tap the 'work potential' of the elderly population to make up for the labor shortage. And Japan should raise the employment age from 65 to 70 to solve the aging problem.
According to reports, Japan's current law stipulates that enterprises have the obligation to employ willing employees until the age of 65 by abolishing the retirement system, delaying the retirement age or introducing the continuous employment system. The Japanese government intends to raise the upper age limit to 70 on the basis of maintaining this content.
After the amendment of the law, we will pay attention to the implementation of the enterprise's measures, stipulate any one of the seven projects as an obligation, and discuss the issue of publishing the name of the enterprise in case of violation. In principle, the public pension age of 65 will not be increased.
Japan's response to the aging population through the amendment of the entry and control law
In addition to increasing the number of years, Japan has adopted an amendment to the entry control law to deal with the aging population.
The amendment to Japan's entry and exit administration and refugee identification law (hereinafter referred to as the entry and exit administration law) with the main content of expanding the introduction of foreign workers was passed in the plenary session of the Senate on the 8th.
However, the bill does not specify the details of the new system. At present, only 14 types of work in nursing industry and construction industry are discussed. The Japanese government said it would summarize the areas it could actually receive and the number of people it would receive within this month. In addition, the comprehensive measures for these foreign workers, such as workplace, life help and Japanese teaching, will be summarized within this month.
The bill aims to expand the introduction of foreign workers and solve the shortage of manpower caused by the increasing number of children and aging. But since the bill was put forward, there have been many queries. The political parties in Japan have launched fierce debates.
The Japanese government said the new system will come into effect in April next year and will bring in about 345000 foreign workers in the next five years.
Extended reading: China's aging population has increased by 118 million in recent 19 years
As an Asian country, China is also facing the challenge of aging.
In the 19 years from 1999 to 2018, China's elderly population has increased by 118 million, becoming the only country with an elderly population of more than 200 million in the world. The data were published in the Research Report on consumption and Demand Willingness of the elderly from the perspective of demand side (hereinafter referred to as the Research Report) released by China Association for the aged on the 16th.
According to the data released by the National Bureau of statistics, by the end of 2018, there were 249 million elderly people aged 60 and above in China, accounting for 17.9% of the total population, of which the new elderly population exceeded 10 million for the first time in 2017. With the growth of the aging population, the extension of the average life expectancy, and the continuous improvement of the quality of life of the elderly, the development of China's aging industry shows great market potential and rising space.