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Hello and welcome to Business Daily on the BBC World Service. I'm Jane Chambers. Today I'm in Chile's capital, Santiago.

It's hard for older people to find work here in Chile. They always want to employ younger people who've just finished university

and we get left behind.

But I still want to work and not be left at home with nothing to do.

Also, our pensions aren't enough for us to live on,

so we need to carry on working.

The South American country has one of the fastest growing ageing populations in the region.

By 2050, it's estimated that a third of the population will be more than 60 years old.

And just like many countries around the world with an aging population,

businesses need to change their ageist mindset.

Our population is getting older and older, but our social system, our labour market, has not adapted.

Ages in Chile is really present.

We'll hear from members of the business community ahead of the curve and already adapting to the situation about how they want to bring public policy, businesses and the public with them.

That's all coming up in today's business daily.

I've come to Café Figo where there's an array of delicious bread and sandwiches with salmon and chicken and pesto and soup.

And I'm here to talk to one of the people who works here.

My name is Alejandra Dietrich and I'm 68 years old.

I used to work in the local council here in Vita Cura giving people information.

Then I worked as a secretary and I was there for 15 years.

The legal retirement age here in Chile is 65 years old for men and 60 years old for women.

But as Alejandra said earlier, her pension doesn't cover her living costs and she still wants to work.

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