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Have you decided when you'd like to retire? Will it be your choice, or is there a set age in your country or profession?
More than a million people took part in protests in France last year when the government proposed an increase to the retirement age without a vote.
Age has also played a big factor in the replacement of Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate.
So is a fixed retirement age a good idea – or workplace outdated? Should it be more fluid – a matter of personal choice?
Presenter: David Harper
(Image: Two women holding up placards that read, '64years it's no' march during a nation wide strike called for by French trade unions, in Rennes, northwest France on January 19, 2023. Credit: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images)
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Have you decided when you'd like to retire? Will it be your choice, or is there a set age in your country or profession?
More than a million people took part in protests in France last year when the government proposed an increase to the retirement age without a vote.
Age has also played a big factor in the replacement of Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate.
So is a fixed retirement age a good idea – or workplace outdated? Should it be more fluid – a matter of personal choice?
Presenter: David Harper
(Image: Two women holding up placards that read, '64years it's no' march during a nation wide strike called for by French trade unions, in Rennes, northwest France on January 19, 2023. Credit: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images)

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