Employment: The Socio-Economic Link Between the Youth and the Old Age

Stevanović, Aleksandar (2022) Employment: The Socio-Economic Link Between the Youth and the Old Age. In: Yearbook. No. 5, Human rights protection : from childhood to the right to a dignified old age : human rights and institutions. Provincial Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman ; Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Novi Sad ; Belgrade, pp. 417-429. ISBN 978-86-89417-17-3

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Abstract

The aim of the paper is to discuss some issues related to the employment as a link between youth and old age. It was pointed out that labor per se is a crucial socio-economic activity for the individual and the whole society. In this sense, it was underlined that not only the current existence is ensured through work, but also that it represents a form of investment in the old days through the social insurance system. It was stated that workers’ rights, as a set of important socio-economic rights, actually belong to the category of basic human rights since the rights of the so-called first generation human rights cannot be enjoyed without the existence and adequate protection of workers’ rights. The historical background of the development of political-economic deliberation on work in general, as well as reflections of dominant production models in practice, were presented in the paper. After that, the importance of employment was discussed with a special focus on several basic issues. In this regard we discussed the potential impact of (un)employment on deviant behavior, working in the informal economy with inhumane working conditions, as well as the correlation between technology and education with employment.

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