Social Welfare Development for the Elderly Informal Workers in order to Reducing Social Disparity

Abstract

The research aimed to investigate the situation of inequality, policies, laws, regulations and measures in using social welfare system for the elderly informal workers. This leads to create a new model of social welfare system for the elderly informal workers and reducing social disparity. Quantitative and qualitative methods were combined in the research.  The study found that social disparity of social welfare system in economics dimension higher than social welfare dimension and dimension of human dignity, respectively. The goal of social welfare provision should focus on the elderly income, savings, access to health services, and recognized by the people in society. Four main local organizations should take part in welfare arrangements, namely local government organizations, private sector or NGO, community and the family. Six systems should be establish in order to in to achieve the goal including, occupational promotion system, Creating secure income system, health system, learning and local wisdom system, communication system and engagement as well as local research systems.