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China is the most populated country in the world; it also accounts for the biggest population of seniors. Indeed, by 2035, there will be 300 millions of seniors in China. The quick pace of population ageing in China is partly due to the one child policy; it impacts the evolution of the Chinese society, in

In Canada, the LGBTQ association “The 519” launched a campaign in favour of LGBTQ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transsexual Queer) seniors with the following slogan: “Our need for intimacy and community doesn’t fade as we age, older queer and trans rights matter.”

According to the World Bank, 2.5 million people work in the informal waste management system by collecting recyclable garbage in order to sell it. Many of these collectors are elderly people who can’t afford their daily expenses with the shrinking pensions they receive from the Chinese government.