Growing Older Together: Is ASEAN Ready for Happy Ageing?
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Living longer is inevitable. Living better requires policy choices. Happy ageing is achieved through policy impact, not policy volume.
ASEAN does not lack ageing policies — it lacks evidence on what works. While many Member States have introduced national plans, pensions, and health programmes for older persons, systematic evaluation of policy outcomes remains limited.
Without addressing labour informality, ageing policies will miss the majority of older persons. An estimated 94% of workers aged 65 and above in ASEAN remain in informal employment, typically without pensions, health insurance, or labour protection.
