Constituent Assembly (CA) member Beatrice Shelukindo has suggested that the new Constitution should contain provisions that assure the youth of employment.
Ms Shelukindo argued that the new Supreme Law should state categorically that people attaining the age of 60 should retire in order to pave the way for younger people to join the working population.
“It should state that it is illegal for people aged 60 and above to continue working. Anyone found employing people in that age category should be taken to court,” she said.
She was speaking at an open forum during a special training to CA members organised by the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) held here at the weekend.
The training aimed at discussing various articles and provisions contained in the second Draft Constitution that dwell on human rights and related issues.
The training also sought to make sure that the new Constitution would keep the article and provisions on human rights.
“We still have a big problem in this country because we have witnessed various people reaching retirement age but still their contracts are extended while young people are moving from one office to another in search of jobs to no avail,’’ she said adding: “Look at our envoys in various countries, they are too old to the extent that their thinking capacity is surely poor, yet we have young people who are well educated and are energetic.’’
Ms Shelukindo said if her proposal would be put into consideration, it would be a major boost to majority youth who are haunted by unemployment in t