โครงการศึกษาวิจัยเพื่อจัดทาข้อเสนอแนะนโยบายหรือมาตรการเพื่อคุ้มครองและส่งเสริมสิทธิของผู้สูงอายุ :1111 กรณีการเลือกปฏิบัติในผู้สูงอายุ | xxv government protects the older persons’ positive rights by providing welfares and social insurance according to the rights stated in the Constitution and the National Older Person Act. However, from the study, there exists discrimination on age in (1) employment by the mandatory retirement age at 60 or 55 years old, and (2) social insurance system, pension system and health insurance system by covering the working age group in the formal employment sector. The systems do not cover the group of people working in non-formal sector including those who are self-employed. 6) Problems or gaps in protecting the rights of older persons from discrimination on age in the economic and social dimension: (1) Lack of laws to protect the rights of older persons from discrimination on age in employment by setting up the mandatory retirement age at 60 or 55 years old and the labor laws and public employment laws cover only the formal employment sector with employers, do not cover the informal sector or the self-employed. (2) Lack of a comprehensive social security system: In order to protect the rights of older persons in terms of socio-economic security, the review from all case studies indicates an old-age employment system and a social security system composed of social insurance, health insurance, and social welfare as shown in Figure 1. The coverage of the social security system is complehensive and universal. However, the social security system in Thailand focuses on the social welfare dimension, while social insurance and health insurance cover only workers in the formal employment sector. Figure 1 : The Structure of Socio-economic Protection on the Rihgts of Olde Persons