Key to a job in Mexico: Youth - Workers face widespread age discrimination

“When his employer went belly-up five years ago, flight attendant Javier Vázquez should have had no problem getting another job.

His resume was stellar: eight years of experience, fluency in three languages and a hard-to-get U.S. traveler’s visa. Plus, air travel was booming in Mexico, creating a demand for flight attendants.

There was only one problem: Vázquez was 37. And in Mexico, where blatant age discrimination is not only tolerated but expected, people over 35 need not apply. “

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