The Independent, 1 June 2010
Some 6,970 persons who reached the age of 61 until November 2009 chose to continue working, according to information the Employment and Training Corporation had, Education Minister Dolores Cristina said yesterday.
Minister Cristina, replying to a parliamentary question by Labour MP Carmelo Abela, said that of these, 2,399 worked full-time and 4,571 opted to work part-time.
In another question put to Rural Affairs Minister, George Pullicino, it came out that 2074 people aged over 65 opted to continue working the fields. 133 of these come from Siggiewi and 126 from Rabat, he said, but Pembroke, Gzira and Floriana only had one registered farmer aged over 65.
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