Consultation on the organisation of a European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity
The PEROSH project group "Ageing of the workforce" has contributed to an open consultation on a possible designation of 2012 as European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity.
The purpose of the consultation was to collect ideas and suggestions from the key stakeholders and experts on how to achieve the greatest possible impact with a European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity in the case the Commission decides to organise a European Year. Such a European Year should strengthen intergenerational solidarity by increasing the awareness of the contribution of older people to society and by spreading innovative measures which could help to mobilise the full potential of the ageing baby-boom cohorts.
In their contribution the "Ageing of the workforce group" focussed on the risks, opportunities and possible measures and strategies for intergenerational solidarity in the world of work and proposed to contribute to the European Year with a EU-wide campaign and research activities in order to raise awareness on active ageing and on how to improve the functional capacities/well being in general and the physical and psychological well being of an ageing workforce in particular.
The results of the consultation will be published on the website of the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and will be discussed at a high-level conference in Brussels in early 2009.
Read the PEROSH contribution below:
