gulnara minnigaleeva, phd , research fellow
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„EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN RUSSIA: DO POLICIES COMPLY AND REALITY CORRESPOND TO THE MADRID INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONS ON AGEING?“. Gulnara Minnigaleeva, PhD , Research fellow Centre for Studies of Civil Society and Nonprofit Sector - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Gulnara Minnigaleeva, PhD, Research fellowCentre for Studies of Civil Society and Nonprofit Sector
State University Higher School of EconomicsMoscow, Russia
CEO, Organization of Retired persons Wisdom RipeningTuymazy, Bashkortostan
„EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN RUSSIA:
DO POLICIES COMPLY AND REALITY CORRESPOND TO THE MADRID INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONS ON
AGEING?“
Geography of the research
USSR
Russian
Federation
Facts
• Population: 141,904,000 (73% urban)• 160 ethnic groups• Education:
– 90% secondary education – 60 % professional and higher education
• «High income» country according to the World Bank ranking
• Minimum pension 150 Euros
At what age does the "older age" start?
56.00
58.00
60.00
62.00
64.00
66.00
15 - 19 20-29 30 - 39 40 -49 50 - 65
age of respondents
Who is an older person in Russia?
Pensionable age • 55 Women• 60 Men
Life expectancy (2008)• Women 73 • Men 62
Number of older persons 30mln
WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIONS TAKEN?
Number of legal acts and regulations adopted in the selected regions
* 7 months of 2011 counted
Focus of enactments and regulations
Monetary Reimbursements for services
Monetary compensations
Inclusion and participation
Right to Work Social rights Right to Medical service
Right for associations and meetings
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Which rights of older persons are not respected most often?
• `
1. Discrimination on the basis of age alone is forbidden in the hiring, retention, promotion and training of employees
2. Workplaces are adapted to meet the needs of disabled people
3. Training in post-retirement options is provided for older workers.
1 2 30%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%12%
4%5%
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Social
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Cente
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Veter
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Counc
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Organ
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n of
Disa
bled
Perso
ns
Pensio
ners
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any
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n0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
8.25%
1.63%
11.79%6.71% 6.89%
11.88%
2.54% 2.72%
48.78%
Which activities of governmental or non-governmental organizations do you partic-
ipate in?
Volunteer opportunities for older people
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%21%
9%
A range of fl exible options for older volunteers
Training, recognition, guidance and compensation for personal costs of older volunteers are available
What kind of organizations did you volunteer for last year?
Religious organizations
Comdominium owners
Veterans’councils
Local community committees
Data from the all Russian Monitoring
Government programs?
• Yes, few
• Government social service centers
• Some regional programs
Republic of Bashkortostan
Third Age Universities
(4 courses)
Social tourism
Third Age Universities in Bashkortostan
In 2011 - 2 200 000 rubles (55 000 EURO)
- all cities in Bashkortostan
- 16 220 older learners
- at no cost
Third Age Universities in Bashkortostan
Problems: - Funding available for licenced educational
institutions only - School teachers are not prepared to teach
older learners- Limited courses (4): health, English,
computer basics, psychology
NGO programs?
• YES !!!
• Network of NGO «Knowledge» (16 branches all over the country)
• Individual NGOs
Advantages and disadvantages
• Diversity of programs
• Involve older learners in other activities
• Better teachers
• Difficult to sustain
• Not always good cooperation with the government
• Little resources available
Obstacles
• Lack of political will
• Not all have realized the importance of the issue
• Stereotypes
Role in the society as seen by other generations
A burden
Has a lot to offer
Conclusion
• We are moving!
• Slowly
• But in the right direction
Thank you! And see you in Bashkortostan!
• Conference «Advantageous ageing»
• 23-25 October 2012• Ufa, capital of
Bashkortostan, Russian Federation
• [email protected] • +79166296264