al-Iqtisadeyah: Damascus forces early retirement in organizations, trade unions

The regional leadership of the Baath party in Syria issued a decision to exempt "retirees or those who are 60 years old from leading posts in people's organizations, and branch vocational trade unions from their missions," in order to inject new blood into organizations.

The Syrian private weekly al-Iqtisadeyah, which quoted the news, said that it is in implementation of decision no. 940, issued by the beginning of January, and the decision of the Party's regional leadership, which is to " exempt retirees or people 60 and older from leading branch trade unions."