Time to retire age discrimination at work

Older workers are experiencing harassment and a hostile environment. With Singapore’s ageing population, clearly defined policies are needed.

How we address age discrimination in the workforce will have an impact in coming decades. PHOTO: ST FILE
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One in two workers in Singapore said he or she has experienced workplace discrimination in the past five years, according to a survey of 1,000 workers by gender advocacy group the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) and consumer research company Milieu Insight.

Of this group, 35 per cent said they had been discriminated against on the basis of age – the second-most common reason cited, after race (41 per cent).

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