National Older Workers Employment Week, 1995

Proclamation 6769 of February 10, 1995

National Older Workers Employment Week, 1995

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Today, our Nation relies more than ever on the active
involvement of citizens 55 years old or older. It is
estimated that more than 70 percent of these Americans
work every day to keep our Nation running, contributing
to all aspects of our economy and our society. And as
our population continues to age, the contributions of
older workers will play an increasingly important role
in maintaining America's leadership in a highly
competitive international marketplace.

Yet despite often impressive job qualifications, these
citizens find that the search for employment becomes
more difficult as they grow older. Those seeking to
change careers or those struggling to find new jobs are
too often confronted by employer reluctance or
stereotyping. Rather than being judged on their
abilities, older people sometimes face the injustice of
being judged solely on their age.

But we Americans understand the meaning of fairness and
the value of honest labor. Every reasonable measure of
job performance tells us that older workers are at
least as effective as younger employees. In many cases,
their unique combinations of knowledge, skills,
insight, and experience make older Americans even more
effective.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim the week of March 12 through
March 18, 1995, as ``National Older Workers Employment
Week.'' I urge all employers to consider carefully the
qualifications of men and women 55 and older and to
make use of their talents and expertise. I also
encourage public officials responsible for job
placement, training, and related services to intensify
efforts to help older workers find suitable jobs and
training.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
tenth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and
nineteenth.

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