The Study of Portability of Social Security Rights between ASEAN Member States is a project in the Action Plan 2018-2025 to implement the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers that is led by Thailand through its Social Security Office and Thailand Development Research Institute. Commenced in 2018, the Study was completed in 2020 following a series of close consultations and interviews with various social security agencies in ASEAN Member States. The findings and recommendations were disseminated at the Seminar on the Portability of Social Security Rights between ASEAN Member States held on 25 November 2020. The Study provides an overview of the national social security systems in ASEAN Member States including the laws, policies, agencies and management. It also provides analyses on key aspects to be considered in working towards transferability of social security benefits of migrant workers to other countries. It recommends some possible ways to build linkages with social security schemes of other ASEAN Member States, as well as options for legislative amendments and capacity building of social security agencies.

Looks at specific actions that ASEAN countries can take to strengthening the social protection of migrant workers within the region. Argues for the importance of agreements between countries to coordinate their social security systems in order to ensure that migrant workers and their families have access to the programs of the countries in which they are working.

Looks at specific actions that ASEAN countries can take to strengthening the social protection of migrant workers within the region. Argues for the importance of agreements between countries to coordinate their social security systems in order to ensure that migrant workers and their families have access to the programs of the countries in which they are working.

The rising number of older persons in Asia has accentuated the importance of strengthening the systems of social protection in the region. This book examines the effectiveness and relevance of noncontributory or social pensions in supporting older persons in Asia. It discusses the political economy and financial sustainability of social pension reform, implications for gender equity and social rights, and design and implementation challenges. Case studies from Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Viet Nam, and South Caucasus and Central Asia provide key lessons for informing development policy and practice in Asia and the Pacific.