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1. Work characteristics and workers’ health in the e-commerce express delivery industry
The work in the e-commerce express delivery industry is often characterized by high intensity, high pressure and high load. Couriers need to travel for a long time to collect, sort and deliver parcels. This work mode may lead to both physical and mental fatigue. For workers over 50 years old, their physical functions gradually decline and they can hardly bear such high-intensity work. Long-term fatigue may accelerate the aging of the body, increase the risk of illness, and thus shorten the healthy working life.2. Impact of the working environment on workers aged 50
The working environment of the e-commerce express delivery industry may also have an adverse effect on the health of 50-year-old workers. For example, workers working in warehouses may face pollution such as noise and dust, while workers delivering goods outdoors may be affected by bad weather. These adverse working environment factors may cause respiratory diseases, joint diseases, etc., further affecting their work ability and health.III. Industry competition and occupational stress of 50-year-old workers
As competition in the e-commerce industry becomes increasingly fierce, e-commerce express delivery companies are also facing tremendous pressure. In order to improve service quality and efficiency, companies may place higher demands on workers. For 50-year-old workers, they may not be as quick as young people in adapting to new technologies and new processes, which undoubtedly increases their occupational pressure. Excessive stress may lead to psychological problems such as anxiety and depression, which will affect healthy working life.IV. Social Security and Work Intentions of 50-year-old Workers
On the other hand, the imperfection of the social security system may also affect the willingness of 50-year-old workers to work in the e-commerce express delivery industry. Due to concerns about not being able to get adequate protection in old age, some 50-year-old workers may choose to retire early or look for relatively easy jobs, which also shortens their healthy working life to a certain extent.5. Gender, socioeconomic and regional differences in the e-commerce and express delivery industry
Research from Huazhong University of Science and Technology points out that there are gender, socioeconomic and regional differences in the expected value of healthy working life. This difference also exists in the e-commerce express delivery industry. For example, in some economically developed regions, the working conditions and treatment in the e-commerce express delivery industry are relatively good, and the healthy working life of workers may be relatively long. In some remote areas, due to poor infrastructure and working environment, 50-year-old workers face greater challenges and their healthy working life may be shorter. From a gender perspective, women in the e-commerce express delivery industry tend to engage in relatively easy jobs, such as customer service, sorting, etc., while men are more likely to undertake physical labor such as delivery. Therefore, women's healthy working life may be relatively long.VI. Response Strategies and Suggestions
In order to extend the healthy working life of 50-year-old workers in the e-commerce express delivery industry, we can take a series of measures. First, companies should pay attention to the physical and mental health of workers, arrange work tasks reasonably, and provide necessary training and support. Secondly, the government should improve the social security system to provide more protection and benefits for workers. In addition, all sectors of society should strengthen the protection of workers' rights and interests and create a good working environment. In short, the development of the e-commerce express delivery industry is closely related to the healthy working life of 50-year-old workers. We should pay attention to this issue and take effective measures to achieve the sustainable development of the industry and the health and happiness of workers.