[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 8519]
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[FR Doc No: 95-3887]





                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 14, 1995 / 
Presidential Documents 
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                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.

                    (Presidential Sig.)<Clinton1>><Clinton2>

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