Demographic Change in Turkey and Older Workers

Umut ULUKAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.2020.01.005

Article Details

Demographic Change in Turkey and Older Workers

Authors:

Umut ULUKAN

Publisher:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Main Topics:

Social Sciences

Journal:

Fiscaoeconomia 2020 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.94-110

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000710596

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

2564-7504

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.2020.01.005

Abstract:

 

Turkey has been facing the challenge of an population ageing due to low fertility and mortality rates in the recent years. However studies on ageing and ageing issues in Turkey, in particular in the social sciences literature, are limited. This study focuses on the increasing employment of elderly people with the aging of the population and the phenomenon of older workers in the labor markets. First current demographic transition process and population ageing charateristics in Turkey are discussed. Secondly the main features of elderly employment are analysed. Then fundamental changes of the elderly employment in Turkey -such as the working conditions of older workers, the sectoral distribution of elderly employment, gender inequality, poverty and social insecurity, occupational health issues- over the last decades are examined. Finally, this paper try to identify the main trends of the elderly employment which is expecting to increase in the coming years in Turkey.

Article Details

Demographic Change in Turkey and Older Workers

Authors: Umut ULUKAN

Publisher: Ahmet Arif EREN

Main Topics: Social Sciences

Journal: Fiscaoeconomia 2020 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.94-110

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2020

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000710596

Frequency: Tri-annual

eISSN: 2564-7504

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.2020.01.005

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Authors:

Umut ULUKAN

Publisher:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Main Topics:

Social Sciences

Journal:

Fiscaoeconomia 2020 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.94-110

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000710596

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

2564-7504

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.2020.01.005