In some countries the average worker is obliged to retire at the age of 50, while in others people can work until they are 65 or 70. Until what age do you think people should be encouraged to remain in paid employment? Give reasons for your answer. Usually in developing worlds people are required to retire when they are less than 60 years old. However, in developed worlds, people can work until they reach 70. Therefore, obligation to retirement depends on the country. In the developed countries, employees need to retire at 65 or 70 years old. In these countries, populations are aging, and average age is over 80 years old. However, the people are mentally and physically healthy, active and able to continue to work when they are over 60 years old. Hence, if the governments of those nations obligate the people to retire early, they will lose a huge potential labor force. Also, these nations lack the young labor force. Commonly, employment has shortage of young people due to the aging and late birth rate. Hence, these economies remain their people to work with old ages. By contrast, the people who live in the developing countries are obligated to retire earlier than the developed countries. They die out at early ages due to lack of efficient health care. Usually, these counties have inefficient medical service which cannot treat the people properly. Therefore, people’s illness cannot be diagnosed early or even recover from serious diseases. Therefore, people die out early or loss their abilities to work at an old age, so they need to retire at less than 60. Also, there are other factors that cause the people to die early. Food safety, national security and environmental condition in these countries are worse than the developed ones. In conclusion, obligation or free choice to retire at an early age is dependent on the country. In the developed countries, people need to work until they reach 70 years old. However, in developing world, they essentially go to retire earlier than those who live in the developed one. /297 words/
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