The tech we need to fight workplace ageism | Piyachart Phiromswad
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🗓️ 14 October 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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From exoskeletons and robotic arms to the mass adoption of remote work, economist Piyachart Phiromswad explores what seniors need to overcome the physical, mental and societal barriers to employment, a necessary shift in our rapidly aging world. Learn more about how these tools could empower elderly workers and better the world — for everyone.
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| 0:00.0 | Ted Audio Collective |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Elise Hugh, it's Ted Talks Daily. |
| 0:13.2 | Across the globe, the most developed nations have rapidly aging societies, more old people |
| 0:18.8 | than young people, and all of us are living longer than previous generations. |
| 0:23.6 | Pia Chatt for Romswad wants us to rethink aging. |
| 0:27.0 | And as Talkt from Ted 2023, the economist offers his vision for keeping senior citizens |
| 0:31.6 | engaged and contributing in a way that fulfills them and societies. |
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| 0:59.0 | So by the year 2050, there are going to be more than two billions people who are older |
| 1:05.3 | than 60 years old. |
| 1:07.6 | And it has been estimated that around 80% of these two billions people will live in low |
| 1:13.3 | and middle income countries, which is roughly the developing countries. |
| 1:18.0 | It is currently a common belief globally that senior citizens should not work, do not need |
| 1:24.1 | to work, and therefore there's a reason for companies to create jobs for them. |
| 1:28.8 | I think this kind of thinking, the thinking that senior employment is essential, is actually |
| 1:35.4 | a seed of a major problem that could impact a lot of lives, especially lives of people |
| 1:40.6 | in developing countries. |
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