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Labour Participation Factors Among Ageing Population in Kota Kinabalu Sabah: Preliminary Insight

Nur Nazihah Binti Sulaiman

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v14-i7/22201

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The main aim of this paper is to present the reviews of the recent literature related to the labour participation of the ageing population. Taking into consideration of the human population worldwide is rapidly ageing and the socioeconomic climate is continuously shifting, a number of governments recognise the critical nature of the economic welfare of the elderly. In the context of Malaysia, the increasing trend of the ageing population will eventually render the country into an aged nation by 2030. Given this expanding demographic, it demonstrates an effective management in Malaysia's health-care system, however, additional consideration is necessary concerning the economic welfare of these elderly individuals. This paper anticipates exploring the labour participation of elderly individual with focus of Kota Kinabalu Sabah as an initiative to empower their economic welfare.

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Sulaiman, N. N. B. (2024). Labour Participation Factors Among Ageing Population in Kota Kinabalu Sabah: Preliminary Insight. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(7), 1269–1280.