China's top labor official said the country is planning to push back the age at which workers can retire. 

Yin Weimin, minister of human resources and social security, demonstrated that we did not put a timetable on the move when he spoke about it during a forum at the weekend. 

"Delaying the retirement age is a very complicated issue and we will study it according to the situations of population and employment and consider different groups of people," Yin said. 

He noted that _ in the retirement age have been brought in by many countries and can be a good way to deal with an aging population and ensure the healthy and stable development of social security. 

The life expectancy of Chinese people is now 73 years and is expected to rise to 74 during the next five years, he said. 

Nearly three out of 10 Chinese people will be older than 60 by 2040, according to a United Nations forecast. 

The retirement age in China currently is 60 for men and 55 for female civil servants and 50 for female workers. 

The idea of delaying the retirement age is being widely supported by government officials, while many laborers and non-government employees were less enthusiastic about the prospect of working for longer. Currently, they have to pay into their pension plans for at least 15 years before they can retire. 

Chen Xianlian, a female worker at a motorcycle parts manufacturer in Chongqing municipality is among those who would like to see the retirement age left as it is. "I have to do lots of tough and repetitive work every day and I feel very tired after my working day," the 41-year-old said. "All my colleagues are discussing the government's possible move to lift the retirement age. None of us wants to work any extra years." 

University graduates also fear that any rise in the retirement age could limit their employment opportunities.
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