[Excerto] The recent economic crisis has forced companies worldwide to restructure, downsize and close down, leading to the loss of millions of jobs. More than nine per cent of the 23,000 million individuals affected by unemployment in 2011 were over 55 years old (EUROSTAT). This percentage may in fact be even larger if we take into account discouraged people who opt out of the labour market through pre-retirement and early retirement.(undefined)VS/2009/056
