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World Service,29 Sep 2025,18 mins

Is France failing its older workers?

Business Daily

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The French government has launched a campaign against what it calls “the last discrimination”: ageism. It’s one that a lot of people in the country consider to be justified, and which makes it about three times more difficult to get a job interview. But it’s costly. If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, please email us at [email protected] Presented and produced by John Laurenson (Picture: Job-seeker, Geraldine Coquand.)

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