Between Choice and Coercion? The Processes of Increased Economic Vulnerability Among Low-Income Older Workers
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Many older workers continue working due to structural constraints, not choice. This study reveals how labor market, gender, and immigration factors coerce older workers into precarious employment, highlighting the need for government intervention to ensure genuine choice and control.
Area Of Science
- Social Sciences
- Gerontology
- Sociology of Work
Background
- Extended working age is a growing social and policy concern, influenced by population aging and increased life expectancy.
- Debates exist on whether older workers' extended labor market participation is voluntary or coerced into precarious employment.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine the social processes influencing labor market participation among low-income older workers.
- To understand if extended working age is a choice or a result of coercion.
Main Methods
- Analysis of in-depth interviews with 42 low-income older workers in Israel.
- Qualitative examination of institutional constraints and structural factors.
Main Results
- Institutional constraints significantly increase economic vulnerability for older workers.
- Labor market, gender, and immigration factors interrelate to shape precarious lives and coerce continuous labor market participation.
Conclusions
- Older workers' continuous labor market participation is often coerced by structural factors, not solely a matter of choice.
- Governments have a responsibility to ensure older workers have genuine "choice and control" in their employment decisions.
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