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TitleAge discrimination legislation : an eight country review
Category Documents & Reports
Author(s) Charters, Stephen; Barratt, Jane
Publisher Name International Federation on Ageing
Publication Date July 2008
Abstract Reviews the legislative response to age discrimination in eight countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States. Each nation is profiled, with a discussion of legislation currently in place, areas covered, remedial measures available, and the political context in which the legislation was developed. Also notes several general trends across the selected countries, including: the parallel justifications of human rights and economic imperative for enacting legislation; the primacy of age discrimination legislation covering the workforce; and the relationship between age discrimination and mandatory retirement, reasonable exemptions, and lawful age differentiation.

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Direct URL http://www.ifa-fiv.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=106
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Older Adults
Older Workers (also Aging Workforce)
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
Age Discrimination
Aging
Australia
Canada
Japan
Legislation
Jamaica
Argentina

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