Ageing Populations and Changing Labour Markets

Stella Vettori is Professor in the Mercantile Law Department, at the University of South Africa (UNISA). She has over fifteen years experience practising labour law, and as a trainer and consultant and has written extensively on her area of expertise, including authoring The Employment Contract and the Changed World of Work (Ashgate 2007). Internationally, Professor Vettori is a member of the Social Responsibility Research Network.

Contents: Foreword, Evance Kalula; Introduction, Stella Vettori; Effects of labour mobilization on ageing populations and the regional discrepancies of the EU, Gökhan Sönmezler, Ismail Orcun Gündüz, Mehmet Serkan Yürük and Güney Çetin-Gürkan; Digital divide among the 50-56 year old workforce in Malaysia - preparations for the elderly workforce: case study of Selangor, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, Doris Padmini Selvaratnam and Mohd Nasir Mohd Saukani; The weakest link in greying China's social security system, private sector policy and corporate social responsibility, Jacylyn Shi; Accountability, sustainability and social responsibility: the context of the labour market versus the ageing population in Portugal, Fátima David and Rute Abreu; The ageing population and the labour market in India, Jain Vijender; Challenging the ageing future: the impact of ageing in working life in Turkey, Ilke Oruc; Challenges faced by an ageing South Africa, Judith Geldenhuys; The ageing population in Botswana and the labour market, Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake; An explication of the legal and moral obligation to eradicate workplace ageism, Julia Shaw; Conclusion, Stella Vettori; Index.