[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 6 (Monday, February 13, 1995)]
[Page 227]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6769--National Older Workers Employment Week, 1995

February 10, 1995

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    Today, our Nation relies more than ever on the active involvement of 
citizens 55 years old or older. It is estimated that more than 70 
percent of these Americans work every day to keep our Nation running, 
contributing to all aspects of our economy and our society. And as our 
population continues to age, the contributions of older workers will 
play an increasingly important role in maintaining America's leadership 
in a highly competitive international marketplace.
    Yet despite often impressive job qualifications, these citizens find 
that the search for employment becomes more difficult as they grow 
older. Those seeking to change careers or those struggling to find new 
jobs are too often confronted by employer reluctance or stereotyping. 
Rather than being judged on their abilities, older people sometimes face 
the injustice of being judged solely on their age.
    But we Americans understand the meaning of fairness and the value of 
honest labor. Every reasonable measure of job performance tells us that 
older workers are at least as effective as younger employees. In many 
cases, their unique combinations of knowledge, skills, insight, and 
experience make older Americans even more effective.
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the 
Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week 
of March 12 through March 18, 1995, as ``National Older Workers 
Employment Week.'' I urge all employers to consider carefully the 
qualifications of men and women 55 and older and to make use of their 
talents and expertise. I also encourage public officials responsible for 
job placement, training, and related services to intensify efforts to 
help older workers find suitable jobs and training.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of 
February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and 
of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 
nineteenth.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:17 a.m., February 13, 
1995]

Note: This proclamation will be published in the Federal Register on 
February 14.