VIDEO. Too old to work?

At what age can we retire? The debate raged between the two presidential candidates. Is it possible to work longer? “Special Envoy” went to meet seniors: happy at work, looking for a job or worn out even before retirement.

Meetings with Christine, 58, looking for a job for many months; Franck, 56, who has just been hired; Sylvie, 61, who benefits from an arrangement of her working hours; Annick, 46, nurse’s aide dismissed for incapacity because of serious back problems which she thinks are related to her exhausting job.

Unfit, sick or unemployed, at the legal retirement age, more than 40% of French people are no longer working

The Department of Research, Studies and Statistics (Dares) has calculated the employment rate of 55-64 year olds: in France, only 56.1% of seniors work, one of the highest rates bottom of Europe. However, thanks to their experience and stability, they can be assets for companies.

A report by Alice Gauvin, Sarah Lerch, Alexandre Rémond and Léo Lochmann broadcast in “Correspondent” May 5, 2002.

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