Schmidt S H, Spithoven A H
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1986 Oct;17(5):183-9.
The expulsion of older people from the labour market is observed with some resignation by policy-makers. One of the consequences is the lack of opportunities for older people to participate in social life. This process of expulsion started as far back as the mid-sixties. Initially the Disablement Acts, and more recently the Unemployment Acts and Early Retirement measures were used to this end. After describing these processes, attention is paid to the rehabilitation activities for the older people who are entitled to payments according to the Disablement Acts. Some empirical data are presented. It is shown that hardly any activities have been undertaken that result in the rehabilitation of older disabled people. This situation has contributed to create an atmosphere in which the opinion prevails that older people are superfluous in the labour market. Taking into account the development of employment in agriculture, manufacturing and services, there are perspectives for older people to work in the service sector.
政策制定者对老年人被挤出劳动力市场的现象有些无奈。后果之一是老年人缺乏参与社会生活的机会。这种挤出过程早在60年代中期就开始了。最初是《残疾法案》，最近则是《失业法案》和提前退休措施被用于此目的。在描述这些过程之后，关注的焦点转向了那些根据《残疾法案》有权领取款项的老年人的康复活动。给出了一些实证数据。结果表明，几乎没有开展任何能使老年残疾人康复的活动。这种情况助长了一种普遍观点，即老年人在劳动力市场上是多余的。考虑到农业、制造业和服务业就业的发展情况，老年人在服务业工作存在前景。
