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社论:85岁明仁天皇将退位 新加坡仍有年长者无法退休

by Yee Loon
03/01/2019
in 健康, 时事, 社区, 舆论, 观点
Reading Time: 1 min read
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12 people down with food poisoning - also in Geylang area.

在昨日的新年献词中,日本明仁天皇表达世界和平的祈愿,这位85岁的天皇也定于今年4月30日正是退休。他的儿子,今年59岁的皇太子德仁将于5月1日继位。

他在2016年,就曾向民众表达自己由于体力衰弱,年事已高而希望提前退位。他曾动过两次手术,由于年龄增长其健康水平也开始下降,他表示虽然高龄80,所幸身体仍健康,但也开始思考皇室如何继续履行对国家职责。

他向民众寻求支持以提早退休,而日本国会在去年表决通过了一份特别法案,允许天皇在特殊情况下退位。

加速老龄化的日本社会

当然,日本天皇不用担心退休后收入停止,因为皇室是受国家津贴的。但不仅是天皇,在越发老龄化的日本社会,该国政府仍重视年长者福利。

为了确保年长者有较舒适的晚年生活,日本政府十分注重乐龄群体福利。2000年,日本通过了强制长期护理保险,让年长者可以负担在居家、日股中心和社区护理中心的费用。这意味着日本乐龄人士无须为三餐和医疗费苦恼,而被迫继续工作。

当地年长者也可选择在公寓、有生活辅助的设施、收费私宅、年长者护理中心、老少看护中心或养老院等地接受看护。

当地的商场和餐厅也注重为乐龄人士服务的设施,例如方便年长者的走道、乐龄用品商店、康复中心和储蓄投资银行等。商场还提供免费的瑜伽、健身操和太极拳课程。

然而,在我国仍有许多年长者,随着年岁增长和身体衰老,恐怕没有日本天皇和日本子民们的福气。

在我国,仍有年长者无法退休

有别于其他先进国,我国政府不落实养老金制度。许多年龄60-70岁的乐龄人士即使年老体衰,还要在各大职场继续工作,这种现象就连外国游客都感到震惊。

虽然有公共组屋屋契回购计划,但对一些年长国人来说,应对生活负担仍杯水车薪。举例来说年届65岁的夫妇,如果他们拥有一座市值45万元、屋契还剩65年的四方式组屋,他们若参与屋契回购,他们每人从公积金中每月提取大约400多元。

这是因为,他们还要把卖掉屋契的所得,填补到他们的公积金退休户头,之后才根据公积金终身入息计划(CPF LIFE),每月领取入息。

有者领取的入息达到400-600多元不等,但仍不敷生活开销。为此,仍有年长国人无法仅依靠领取入息安心养老。他们担忧无法应付高涨的医疗成本和其他生活负担,而必须继续工作,直到无法工作为止。

遗憾的是,年长劳工过劳死的现象,也发生在我们的国家,就如同以下的新闻令人痛心,一名80岁的年长洗碗老妇,一天可以清洗200碗碟。他每周到小贩中心工作七天,每个月只休息两天。不久后猝死在厕所。

 

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