Older persons’ contribution to the job market.
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Societies of the world are aging, so is the Mexican society. Nowadays, a Mexican person´s life expectancy is 78 years of age and it is increasing. The National Population Council estimates that by the year 2070, the percentage of Mexicans over 60 years old, will have exceeded 34%. These demographic modifications will bring a series of changes to the family, social, economic and work dynamics among others.
It’s known, that there are not enough suitable public policies to address the problem of age discrimination, or in other words, trigger the inclusion of people of all ages in the social and productive life.
Associations dedicated to promoting for example job inclusion, point out that 90% of the jobs are offered to persons under age 35. Those over 35 who do have access to the remaining 10 % of the jobs, are not well paid. The OCDE, paradoxically states that increasing 10% of jobs offerings to older persons could promote an economic growth of 1.1% for each company.
At the Chihuahua and Texas´ border, one social organization works to provide opportunities for older people and to achieve their worthy inclusion in the social and productive scene. This association provides a program to improve the economy of those older persons who are in search of a job opportunity, highlighting that these persons have capabilities that enhance the hiring companies. It also indicates personal well-being for the people who are reinstated.
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Societies of the world are aging, so is the Mexican society. Nowadays, a Mexican person´s life expectancy is 78 years of age and it is increasing. The National Population Council estimates that by the year 2070, the percentage of Mexicans over 60 years old, will have exceeded 34%. These demographic modifications will bring a series of changes to the family, social, economic and work dynamics among others.
It’s known, that there are not enough suitable public policies to address the problem of age discrimination, or in other words, trigger the inclusion of people of all ages in the social and productive life.
Associations dedicated to promoting for example job inclusion, point out that 90% of the jobs are offered to persons under age 35. Those over 35 who do have access to the remaining 10 % of the jobs, are not well paid. The OCDE, paradoxically states that increasing 10% of jobs offerings to older persons could promote an economic growth of 1.1% for each company.
At the Chihuahua and Texas´ border, one social organization works to provide opportunities for older people and to achieve their worthy inclusion in the social and productive scene. This association provides a program to improve the economy of those older persons who are in search of a job opportunity, highlighting that these persons have capabilities that enhance the hiring companies. It also indicates personal well-being for the people who are reinstated.