International protection for the human rights of older people: History and future prospects

Israel Doron; Bethany Brown; Susan B. Somers

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5521-5_10

International protection for the human rights of older people: History and future prospects

Israel Doron, Bethany Brown, Susan B. Somers

Department of Gerontology

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In this chapter the authors seek to give gerontologists, lawyers and other interested practitioners in North America a better understanding of the global picture of ageism in the workplace as it relates to international and regional human rights agreements. The legal landscape regarding age discrimination is very different around the world. In many undeveloped countries age discrimination is unrecognized under local laws. Even in many developed countries, age-based employment policies, such as mandatory retirement, a maximum age limit for recruitment, and age-based workforce layoffs or redundancies are common and legal practices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ageism and Mistreatment of Older Workers
Subtitle of host publication	Current Reality, Future Solutions
Editors	P. Brownell, J. Kelly
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	165-179
Number of pages	15
Volume	9789400755215
ISBN (Electronic)	9789400755215
ISBN (Print)	9400755201, 9789400755208
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5521-5_10
State	Published - 1 Jul 2013

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Ageism and Mistreatment of Older Workers: Current Reality, Future Solutions. ed. / P. Brownell; J. Kelly . Vol. 9789400755215 Springer Netherlands, 2013. p. 165-179.

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