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Nowadays more and more older people who need employment have to compete with younger people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What are the solutions?

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In the present day and age,
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 amount of elderly job seekers have to fight with youngsters to get similar employment opportunities. Being
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elderly
people
, bred winners of the families they live in, has been a prominent cause for that and
this
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 feasible solution to overcome it.
To begin
 with, most of the senior citizens in our nation are stressed with an immense financial burden which they try to meet by attending a job. Since the labour market is much
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 with the latest technology, the younger generation
seem
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 to be more energetic and active in better roles
of
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 organizations.
Thus
, it leaves an inferior-quality mindset among senior citizens.
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, from all over the world, there are
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middle aged
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 and old ladies visiting Arabian countries for housemaid jobs.
Although
 they have accepted the challenge, they find it very difficult and uneasy to adjust to the location and community unlike younger
people
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.
Consequently
, government intervention is essential at
this
 point as it is a way of paying gratitude
for
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 the older
people
 in the nation.
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, various pension schemes are introduced in Sri Lanka allowing the old persons to utilize them for their daily needs,
thus
 leading the country to develop a tender, active workforce. In conclusion, having to meet the household expenses
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elderly
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the elderly
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, has
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an
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additional stress on them to compete with
younger
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the younger
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 generation for
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 professions, which has been neutralized by the state through
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the provision
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 of a plethora of benefits to old
people
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Intergenerational competition
  • Age discrimination
  • Adaptability
  • Hiring practices
  • Workforce diversity
  • Upskilling
  • Lifelong learning
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Ageism
  • Technological proficiency
  • Productivity concerns
  • Diverse skillsets
  • Legislative protection
  • Employment equity
  • Biases
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