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Higher rates of longevity are pushing up ages of retirement.
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Answer to Dictation 2
The government has just announced it will raise the retirement age for its citizens.
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Denmark's workers will have the world's longest wait before they can retire.
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The new law was necessary to keep pace with increasing life expectancy.
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A higher retirement age means workers lose their right to a dignified senior life.
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There is a precedent for the retirement age being 70.
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Many countries followed suit and incorporated their own ages for workers.
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In America the retirement age was also steadily creeping up.
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The average man worked to age 61 while the typical woman clocked out at 59.
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China has also announced an increase to be rolled out over the next 15 years.
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