| Document ID (ISN) | 108177 |
| CIS number |
08-611 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ravallec C., Vaudoux D. |
| Title |
Older workers - From management by age to a management of age |
| Original title |
Seniors - D'une gestion par l'âge à une gestion des âges [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2008, No.680, p.14-27. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
Topics addressed in this collection of articles on the employment of workers aged over 55 years: proportion of the working population among persons aged over 55 years in various European countries; causes of work inaptitude among persons over 55 years old (musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, depression); adapting workplaces and working conditions to older workers; measures adopted by certain French enterprises (aerospace industry, food processing industry); policies adopted by Finland which has among the highest proportion of employment of older workers in Europe. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
older workers; conditions of work; ergonomics; France |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Finland; heavy work; change of employment; food industry; aircraft industry; ageing; role of government; work aptitude |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Older workers
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