Retirees Can Be Productive ,Not Liabilities, Cyprian Mayamba
Retirees Can Be Productive ,Not Liabilities, Cyprian Mayamba
By Ashton Bunda
National Productivity Development Department
Director Cyprian Mayamba says OLDER
PEOPLE must not be relegated to
liabilities in the community but ,persons with potential ,skill and experience to enhance productivity in the economy of the
nation .
Speaking
during Stakeholder dissemination on the research finding of older it incumbent
upon stakeholders of the dissemination on the research on policy mapping for
enhancing the productive capacity of older people on 15th March 2024
at Taj Pamodzi hotel ,Lusaka.
“being
retired does not renders us to
liabilities in society ,but we have potential to be productive and contribute
to the growth of national economy
,leadership in history and culture preservation,”Mayamba stressed.
The National
Productive Development Director who was flanked by United Nations (UN)
Representative Jessica Petitprez said the youth and middle aged will someday “get
over the hill,”over the age of 60 years towards retirement and hence must learn
to be inclusive.
Mr.Mayamba
cited the Support to Older person in Zambia (STOP) Zambia.which is led by young people advocating the plight
of older people.
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