In France, the government has decided to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old. As a result, older workers have expressed frustration and dismay as they have been shut out of the labor market because employers prefer to hire younger workers. This situation has revealed a prominent culture of age discrimination within the French labor market and businesses, and some older workers are expected to face new financial insecurities as a result of later access to pension funds.
See "Age discrimination in French labor market comes to light as older workers denounce the rising retirement age", Liz Alderman, New York Times, January 17, 2023