Litchi News Recently, Jiangsu Province solicited opinions on the reform of gradually delaying the statutory retirement age. The solicitation of opinions was carried out by holding a forum to listen to the opinions face to face, covering representatives of people's congresses and CPPCC members at all levels, representatives of various workers, representatives of flexible employees, and representatives of various employers such as different industries, schools, research institutes, hospitals.

The current legal retirement age in China is 60 years for male employees, 55 years for female cadres and 50 years for female workers. It has not been adjusted since it was determined in the 1950s. Since the reform and opening up, major changes have taken place in China's economy and society. The average life expectancy has increased, the aging trend of the population has accelerated, the number of years of education has increased, and the labor force structure has changed. The overall low retirement age problem is very prominent. It is urgent to adjust and improve the legal retirement age policy. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made it clear that "implementing the gradual extension of the statutory retirement age". The 14th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Outline of Vision Goals for 2035 proposed that the statutory retirement age should be extended step by step in accordance with the principles of small step adjustment, flexible implementation, classified advancement, and overall consideration. The implementation of the gradual postponement of the statutory retirement age is a major decision made from the overall situation of China's economic and social development. It is a major strategic arrangement to actively respond to the aging of the population, which is conducive to promoting the full use of human resources and promoting the coordinated development of the economy and society.

The symposium held by different industries, different fields and different objects aims to fully listen to the opinions and suggestions of all parties on the reform of gradually delaying the statutory retirement age, gather wisdom and consensus, make the reform plan more inclusive and ensure the smooth progress of the reform.

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