Abstract
This study focuses on the mandatory retirement and involuntary retirement of older adults as a rather hidden and unaddressed social justice issue. Mandatory retirement is the age at which persons who hold certain jobs or offices are required by business, custom or law to leave their work. Involuntary retirement is a term that sometimes is used when there is a focus on the custom for workers to be forced to retire by their employers because of their older age. There often does not seem to be recognition that forced retirement because of age is a discriminatory act. This study covers the following topics: becoming aware of mandatory retirement policies and practices; protecting the rights of older adults; ageism and mandatory/involuntary retirement; the current situation in Iceland, South Korea and Sweden; and suggested actions including having the right to work included in a UN convention on the rights of older people..
Presenters
Jan Marie FritzProfessor; Distinguished Visiting Professor; Mediator, School of Planning; Department of Sociology; Legal/Prosecution Division, University of Cincinnati; University of Johannesburg; City of Cincinnati, Legal/Prosecution Division, Florida, United States Tina Uys
Professor, Sociology, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Public Policy and Public Perspectives on Aging
KEYWORDS
Mandatory Retirement, Involuntary Retirement, Human Rights, Iceland, South Korea, Sweden
