An Aging Asia Increases The Demand For Domestic Workers. But What about Their Rights?

Asia is on track to become one of the oldest regions in the world in the next few decades. According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the number of older persons in Asia-Pacific is expected to increase from an estimated 548 million in 2019, to nearly 1.3 billion by 2050. By then, one in four people in the region is expected to be over 60 years old. Thailand, following Japan and South Korea, is the third most rapidly aging country in Asia. If this trend continues, by 2031, Thailand will join Japan, Hong Kong (China), Korea and New Zealand, in societies where more than one in five people will be 65 years or older.