氷河期世代、３本柱で支援　就労・社会参加・老後、石破首相が指示

　政府は２５日、現在４０～５０代の就職氷河期世代などのサポートに関する関係閣僚会議の初会合を首相官邸で開いた。石破茂首相が出席し、(1)就労・処遇の改善支援(2)社会参加に向けた段階的支援(3)高齢期を見据えた支援―を３本柱とし、関連施策の充実を図るよう指示。６月に具体策を取りまとめ、経済財政運営の基本指針「骨太の方針」に反映させる考えを示した。
　首相は就職氷河期世代の現状に関し、「今もなおさまざまな困難を抱えている方が大勢いる」と強調。「ニーズに応じて適切かつ効果的な支援を行うことは待ったなしの課題だ」と述べ、対応策の検討を急ぐよう各閣僚に求めた。
　雇用環境の厳しいバブル崩壊後の１９９０～２０００年代に就職活動を行った世代は、現在も低賃金や低年金などの問題に直面している。
　首相が掲げた３本柱のうち「就労・処遇改善」では、リスキリング（学び直し）の拡充を検討。「社会参加」では引きこもりの人の就労準備、社会とのつながり維持を後押しする方向だ。
　「高齢期」に関しては、就業機会を整え、資産形成や住宅の確保をサポートする。（2025/04/25-11:22）

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday called for stepping up support measures for the so-called employment ice age generation, a term referring to people who had relatively fewer job opportunities after graduation.
   At the first ministerial meeting on assistance chiefly for the generation, Ishiba instructed related ministers to enhance support measures based on three pillars--aid for improvements to their employment and treatment, gradual support for social participation and assistance looking to their old age.
   The prime minister suggested that his administration will draw up specific support measures in June to reflect these in the government's basic policy for economic and fiscal management.
   The generation, now in their 40s and 50s, experienced difficult job-hunting in the 1990s or 2000s, when the labor market worsened following the collapse of Japan's bubble economy. Many such people still face problems including low wages and the possibility of low pension benefits in future.
   "There are still many people suffering from various difficulties," Ishiba said of the generation at the meeting. "It is an urgent task to provide appropriate and effective support to them according to their needs."