Envelhecimento populacional, previdência social e mercado de trabalho: os casos do Brasil e do Japão

Abstract

The growing of elderly population has worrying effects on world economies. The present work sought to analyze factors related to aging, work and social security in Brazil, a country in the process of population aging, and in Japan, considered a geriatric nation. This is an exploratory research, narrative review, based on documents and literature data. It was observed that in Japan there are incentive laws and special rights for workers, as well as social security rules that increase the income and participation of elderly people in the job market. In Brazil, the guarantee of special working conditions is inefficient and the average retirement is insufficient, leaving elderly people susceptible to informal, poorly paid work and in a situation of social vulnerability. The guarantee and protection for elderly to work and restructuring of social security are possibilities to mitigate the problem.