ILO homePublicationsWorld of Work magazineArticles Articles December 2011 A changing world: Adapting to an ageing population in the workplace 01 December 2011 With better health and longevity, lower birth rates, and the ageing of baby boomers, the world is seeing a major change in demographic trends. August 2011 Age discrimination: Older than 50, so what? 01 August 2011 Governments increasingly seek to increase the participation of older workers in the labour market, for example by revising retirement age provisions, says the new ILO report on discrimination at work.