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Tuesday Jun 06, 2006
Age discrimination in volunteering
Volunteering In The Third Age and Volunteering England have launched a campaign against Age Discrimination in Volunteering.
They want organisations to sign up to commitments including that:
- Everyone wishing to volunteer should be able to do so, regardless of age
- There are no arbitrary age limits and no 'retirement age' on volunteers
- Where insurance cover for volunteers cannot be obtained beyond a specified age, organisations should search for other insurers.
It's a very worthwhile campaign, especially at a time when so much attention is focussed on younger volunteers.
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