Ageing and old age
Given the imminent expansion of the region’s adult population over the age of 60, one of the main social policy objectives should be focused on ensuring the economic security, health, well-being, and long-term care of older persons, seeking to close the old age income inequality gaps arising out of the lack of economic security, much of the older adult population experiences, owing to lacking pensions after having encountered obstacles to entering the formal labor market during their adult years.