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"What hides behind this new concept of active ageing?
I voted against this report on the European Year for Active Ageing (2012).
Of course the report contains a number of positive ideas such as the fight against age-based discrimination, the development of social and health services particularly in terms of access, and the promotion of lifelong learning and volunteer work for older people.
However, these are merely fine words which are contradicted by the reality of the policies being implemented. Moreover, the concept of ‘active ageing’ is ambiguous, to say the least. It is another way of telling people that they must work ever longer and ever more, and this is clearly stated in the resolution, which says that we must ‘mobilise the potential of older persons’ in order ‘to enable their participation in the labour market’.
We have other things to offer older people, starting with ceasing to pit them against young people and offering them a true place in society in which the skills they have accumulated are taken into account and in which acquired social rights are protected thus allowing them to age in a dignified manner. That is the challenge which the European Year must address."@en1
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