The Spanish Confederation of Organizations of the Elderly (Ceoma) has expressed its concern about the “great psychological and social impact” that it means for people over 50 to remain unemployed while the retirement age is extended .
According to the president of Ceoma, José Luis Fernández, it is contradictory to ask people to retire later if they are not offered a job after a certain age. Fernández criticizes the delay in the retirement age, which is currently 66 years and six months, when unemployment among those over 50 is so high.
Ceoma highlights that 60.7% of the unemployed over 50 are women, which makes it even more difficult for them to find work.
Faced with this situation, Ceoma asks employers and administrations to take measures to help this group. Among the proposals are specific training plans, promotion of lifelong training, organizational flexibility and transmission of knowledge.
In short, the extension of retirement amid the high unemployment rate among the over-50s generates a significant social impact. Ceoma criticizes the contradiction of asking people to retire later without offering them job opportunities. The organization highlights the importance of the labor inclusion of this group and proposes measures to encourage it, such as specific training plans and promotion of organizational flexibility.
In addition, Ceoma promotes the “Friendly companies” project to combat age discrimination in companies and promote the inclusion of senior talent.
