Overseas Filipino Workers
| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
10.2 million |
|
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States
|
3,898,739 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
1,020,000 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
679,819 |
 Canada
|
662,600 |
 Malaysia
|
325,089 |
 Japan
|
209,373 |
 Qatar
|
195,558 |
 Australia
|
171,233 |
 Kuwait
|
139,802 |
 Hong Kong
|
130,810 |
 Italy
|
128,060 |
 Spain
|
115,362 |
 United Kingdom
|
112,000 |
 Taiwan
|
108,520 |
 South Korea
|
63,464 |
 New Zealand
|
40,347 |
 Israel
|
31,000 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
25,000 |
 Germany
|
20,589 |
 Netherlands
|
16,719 |
 Thailand
|
14,830 |
 Macau
|
14,544 |
 Sweden
|
13,000 |
 Ireland
|
12,791 |
 Austria
|
12,474 |
 Norway
|
12,262 |
 China
|
12,254 |
 Switzerland
|
10,000' |
 Kazakhstan
|
7,000 |
 Palau
|
7,000 |
| Languages | |
| Languages of the Philippines, English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism & Iglesia ni Cristo) · Islam · Non-religious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Filipinos | |
|
|
|
10.2 million
(including descendants of Filipinos and persons of partial Filipino ancestry)
An Overseas Filipino (Filipino: Pilipino sa Ibayong-dagat) is a person of Filipino origin who lives outside of the Philippines. This term applies to Filipinos who are abroad indefinitely as citizens or as permanent residents of a different country and to those Filipino citizens abroad for a limited, definite period, such as on a work contract or as students.
In 2013, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) estimated that approximately 10.2 million people of Filipino descent lived or worked abroad.
In 2012, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, expects official remittances coursed through banks and agents to grow 5% over 2011 to US$21 billion, but official remittances are only a fraction of all remittances. Remittances by unofficial, including illegal, channels are estimated by the Asian Bankers Association to be 30 to 40% higher than the official BSP figure. In 2011, remittances were US$20.117 billion.
In 2012, approximately 80% of the remittances came from only 7 countries—United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, UAE and Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Japan.
Employment conditions abroad are relevant to the individual worker and their families as well as for the sending country and its economic growth and well being. Poor working conditions for Filipinos hired abroad include long hours, low wages and few chances to visit family. Women often face disadvantages in their employment conditions as they tend to work in the elder/child care and domestic. These occupations are considered low skilled and require little education and training, thereby regularly facing poor working conditions. Women facing just working conditions are more likely to provide their children with adequate nutrition, better education and sufficient health. There is a strong correlation between women's rights and the overall well being of children. It is therefore a central question to promote women's rights in order to promote children's capabilities.
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