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5. Policy for public information disclosure on the rights of older persons and
non-discrimination on age in employment, and employment opportunities provided by the
government agencies in local language and easy to understand should be promoted. The

policy should be one of the main policies of the following agencies: the National Human
Rights Commission, Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Social
Development and Human Security, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry
of Interior.

6. Policy for monitoring and annual performance evaluation report on
employment situation, social insurance, health insurance, social welfare, aging-friendly
environmental development in terms of protection of older persons’ rights with evidence-
base data, projection and presentation of the future trends of policies and measures should

be initiated as a “White Paper” of the relevant agencies. This should be one of the main
policies of Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of
Public Health, Ministry of Interior, and Ministry of Finance.
(3) By operation:

1. Monitoring and evaluation of employment, social security, and aging-friendly
environment situations with evidence-base data, future projection and trends from the
relevant government agencies in order to improve their performance should be initiated in a
form of a white paper report.

2. Collaboration among government agencies with the same target, i.e.,
protection of older persons’ rights, especially between the central agencies and local level
organizations should be encouraged. Currently, there exists an Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) among Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Social Development and

Human Security, and Ministry of Interior (for the Local Administrative Organizations).
3. The “poverty threshold” or “minimum income threshold” should be
developed using the poverty line estimated by Social Development Board (NESDB). Ministry
of Finance should collaborate with the NESDB this poverty criteria for selecting the poor or

the low-income to participate in the social welfare programs related to older persons.
4. Revitalization of community or town or city project to provide employment in
the community for older persons, to facilitate older persons’ travel, housing should be
operated by the local authorities and regulated by the central agencies.