The Impact of the Silver-haired Talent Center on Elderly Workers Aged Between 50 and 65
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The Impact of the Silver-haired Talent Center on Elderly Workers Aged Between 50 and 65

Yangming Xu 1*
1 Southwest Petroleum University
*Corresponding author: xiaoyi031005@outlook.com
Published on 26 November 2025
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AEMPS Vol.242
ISSN (Print): 2754-1177
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Abstract

With the intensification of global aging, the proportion of the population aged 0-14 has declined, while the proportion of the population aged 65 and above has risen to 10%. Coupled with the job replacement effect of artificial intelligence, the realization of the value of elderly workers has become a key issue. This study takes the "Silver Hair Talent Resource Center" in Japan and the "Generación Savia Project" in Spain as the research subjects. Research has found that the Japanese project targets people aged 65 and above, filling the labor gap with localized short-term low-intensity positions and improving the health of the elderly, which has driven the employment rate of this group to 25.2%. However, there is a problem of waste of high-tech talents. The Spanish project focuses on the unemployed risk group over 50 years old and builds a full-chain support system of "diagnosis - training - entrepreneurship". However, due to the reliance on external funds, the sustainability is insufficient. The root causes of these two types of problems lie in the single service model and the excessive concentration of operational forces. This study points out that policies for elderly employment should follow the logic of "localized positioning + stratified and classified design + government-enterprise collaborative operation", and be implemented based on the aging stage and group needs, balancing public welfare attributes and sustainability.

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Labor force, elderly workers, aging generations, Japan, Spain

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Xu,Y. (2025). The Impact of the Silver-haired Talent Center on Elderly Workers Aged Between 50 and 65. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,242,19-26.

References

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[2]. Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (2023). Labor Statistics Handbook (Reiwa 5). https: //www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/roudouyoran.html

[3]. Wang, L., & Hao, J. (2020). The Practice and Implications of Elderly Human Resource Development in Japan: A Case Study of Elderly Talent Centers. Research on Aging Science, 8(3), 68–80.

[4]. Alidoust, S., Bosman, C., & Holden, G. (2019). Planning for Healthy Ageing: How the Use of Third Places Contributes to the Social Health of Older Populations. Ageing and Society, 39(7), 1459–1484.

[5]. Endesa. (2018). SAVIA: Senior Talent to Light the Way to the Future. Accessed 2025-10-25. https: //www.endesa.com/en/projects/all-projects/social/talent/savia-senior-talent-light-way-future

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[7]. Hanssen, M., & Fujita, N. (2025). From Workplace to Third Place: How Japan’s Silver Human Resource Center Combines Work and Social Engagement after Retirement. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1–22.

[8]. Morishita-Suzuki, K., Nakamura-Uehara, M., & Ishibashi, T. (2023). The Improvement Effect of Working through the Silver Human Resources Center on Pre-Frailty among Older People: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1).

[9]. Matsukura, R., Shimizutani, S., Mitsuyama, N., et al. (2018). Untapped Work Capacity among Old Persons and Their Potential Contributions to the “Silver Dividend” in Japan. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 12, 236–249.

[10]. Bass, S. A., & Oka, M. (1995). An Older-Worker Employment Model: Japan’s Silver Human Resource Centers. The Gerontologist, 35(5), 679–682.

References

[1]. Tai, W. (2014). Making the Best Use of Senior Human Resources: Taking Japan’s “Silver-Haired Talent Resource Center” as an Example. Economic Outlook, 155, 21–25.

[2]. Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (2023). Labor Statistics Handbook (Reiwa 5). https: //www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/roudouyoran.html

[3]. Wang, L., & Hao, J. (2020). The Practice and Implications of Elderly Human Resource Development in Japan: A Case Study of Elderly Talent Centers. Research on Aging Science, 8(3), 68–80.

[4]. Alidoust, S., Bosman, C., & Holden, G. (2019). Planning for Healthy Ageing: How the Use of Third Places Contributes to the Social Health of Older Populations. Ageing and Society, 39(7), 1459–1484.

[5]. Endesa. (2018). SAVIA: Senior Talent to Light the Way to the Future. Accessed 2025-10-25. https: //www.endesa.com/en/projects/all-projects/social/talent/savia-senior-talent-light-way-future

[6]. Generación Savia. (2024). Premios 50+ Emprende. Accessed 2025-10-25. https: //www.generacionsavia.org/info/premios-50-emprende

[7]. Hanssen, M., & Fujita, N. (2025). From Workplace to Third Place: How Japan’s Silver Human Resource Center Combines Work and Social Engagement after Retirement. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1–22.

[8]. Morishita-Suzuki, K., Nakamura-Uehara, M., & Ishibashi, T. (2023). The Improvement Effect of Working through the Silver Human Resources Center on Pre-Frailty among Older People: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1).

[9]. Matsukura, R., Shimizutani, S., Mitsuyama, N., et al. (2018). Untapped Work Capacity among Old Persons and Their Potential Contributions to the “Silver Dividend” in Japan. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 12, 236–249.

[10]. Bass, S. A., & Oka, M. (1995). An Older-Worker Employment Model: Japan’s Silver Human Resource Centers. The Gerontologist, 35(5), 679–682.

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Xu,Y. (2025). The Impact of the Silver-haired Talent Center on Elderly Workers Aged Between 50 and 65. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,242,19-26.

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