Equality campaigners in Northern Ireland call on political parties in Stormont to update age discrimination laws to bring them in line with the rest of the UK EqualityCommNI Age_NI
The law change would enable people to challenge age discrimination in provision of goods, facilities and services
Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster's On your Behalf, Northern Ireland chief commissioner for the Equality Commission Geraldine McGahey, said some of Northern Ireland's equality legislation dates back to the 1970s."People encounter ageism and bad treatment and they just say it's just because I'm old, but if you are in another part of the UK or in the Republic of Ireland you could challenge that.
"They are effectively being excluded from that type of retail and if we had legislation that could be challenged."Michael Monaghan, former chair of the Pensioners Parliament said "it's been very frustrating". Dr Paschal McKeown, charity director for Age NI, said one of the charity's priorities for the next three years is making law reform happen.
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