China Approves Plan for First Hike to Retirement Age Since 1978

For the first time since the 1950s, China will raise the retirement age. The authorities are making this decision against the background of a growing elderly population in the country and a reduction in the pension budget.

China Raises Retirement Age For First Time Since 1978, Sparking Social Fury – Infinite Unknown

“When I was born they said there were too many. When I gave birth they said there were too few. When I wanted to work they said I was too old. And when I retire they say I’m too young.” – China Raises Retirement Age For First Time Since 1978, Sparking Social Fury A few ...

China raises retirement age to address aging work force

BEIJING — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world’s major economies, in an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s legislature, passed the new policy Friday after a sudden announcement earlier in the week that it was reviewing the measure, state broadcaster CCTV announced. The …

China resolves to raise retirement age

The Chinese will have to work between three and five years longer. In a sign of the sensitivity of the subject, the reform will go into effect very gradually.

Chart of the Day: How China will raise its retirement age

Chinese lawmakers have voted to gradually raise the statutory retirement age, the first adjustment to the retirement policy since the 1950s. The change will unfold over a 15-year period, starting in 2025.

China raises retirement age for the first time since the 1950s - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

BEIJING — The Chinese government on Friday approved a plan to raise the country’s statutory retirement age, currently among the lowest in the world, in a long-awaited but broadly unpopular effort to address the challenge of its rapidly aging population.