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To: The Government
Do not extend retirement age for heavy manual workers
To maintain the existing retirement age of 65 for citizens who have worked extensively in industries which require heavy manual labour such as house building, road construction and repair, construction, heavy industry, mining, quarrying, agricultural and forestry.
As a example this could apply to manual employees who have worked continuously with designated industries for a period of 10 years prior to retirement.
Why is this important?
As I near retirement I realise that my body cannot physically do the things I could do only a few years ago. The mind is willing but the body is weak. This is despite me performing an office based role for my career.
I believe it to be socially unacceptable for this government to expect citizens to perform heavy manual labour for their living beyond the age of 65. To expect people in these job sectors to work beyond the age of 65 will impact on their long term health and life expectancy.
