CCTV commented that delaying retirement age will lead to serious aging of employees?

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security responded to the postponement of retirement: At present, we are working with relevant departments to study specific reform plans. The problem of delayed retirement has once again aroused widespread public concern.

The latest news of delayed retirement 202 1 You Jun, Vice Minister of Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said at the press conference held by the State Council Office on 26th that the problem of low overall retirement age is very prominent at present, and "concrete reform plans are being studied with relevant departments". Immediately, "delayed retirement is really coming" has become a hot topic of public concern. In fact, because it involves everyone's work and life, the topic of delaying retirement has always been the focus of social attention. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee clearly implemented the gradual delay of the legal retirement age. At present, the legal retirement age in China is 60 for male workers, 55 for female cadres and 50 for female workers.

The average life expectancy in China has increased from about 40 years in the early days of the People's Republic of China to 77.3 years in 20 19 years. It is estimated that during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, China's elderly population will exceed 300 million, from mild aging to moderate aging. The number of working-age population in China has been declining since 20 12, with an average annual decrease of more than 3 million, and the rate of decrease is accelerating. It is estimated that the number of people will be further reduced by 35 million during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period.

In this context, the introduction of delayed retirement policy is almost inevitable. Internationally speaking, delaying retirement age is also a common practice for countries around the world to deal with population aging. At present, the retirement age of major economies in the world is generally over 65.

Will delayed retirement lead to serious aging of employees? Europe, a "super-aging society", is the hardest hit.

When the elderly population aged 65 and above accounts for more than 7% of the total population in a country or region, it means that the whole country or region has entered an "aging society"; When the proportion reaches 14%, it will enter a "deeply aging society"; 20% will enter the "super-aging society". Five countries, including Japan, Italy, Germany, Sweden and France, have entered the "super-aging society", and it is expected that South Korea, Canada and Britain will be added by 2024.

Timo Shivonen, a Finnish economist, pointed out that "Europe is the region with the most severe population aging situation, and the elderly or super-elderly population will be even larger in the next few decades, which will have a huge impact on relevant countries." Eurostat predicted last year that by 2050, the proportion of the population aged 65 and over in the EU will reach 28.5%, of which Italy and Germany will rise to 33.8% and 29.4%, and France will be 25.6%.

China delayed his retirement and entered the stage of "plan implementation"

Delaying retirement is a realistic need to effectively deal with the aging population. Some experts said that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, there was a very severe "window period", and the population born during the 1963 "baby boom" was about to reach 60 years old, which would lead to a rapid decrease in the number of contributors to China's old-age insurance and a rapid increase in the number of recipients. Therefore, delaying the implementation of the statutory retirement age must be put on the agenda during the 14 th Five-Year Plan period.

From the international horizontal comparison, China's current retirement age is also low. Experts said that delaying the legal retirement age can not only avoid the waste of human resources, but also increase the income source of pension and reduce the pressure of pension expenditure, which is very necessary to maintain the normal operation of the pension system. The average life expectancy is increasing, and the desire of the younger generation to have children is decreasing. It is not a short-term change, it can only be faced.