Filipinos in Singapore

infobox ethnic group
group = Filipinos in Singapore


poptime = 120,000citation|url=http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/sg2007-profile.htm|periodical=News|publisher=Office of the Press Secretary|publication-place=Philippines|title=Background of Singapore and Profile of Singaporean President S.R. Nathan|date=2007|accessdate=2008-04-11]
popplace =
langs = Tagalog, other Philippine languages, English
rels = Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, and others
related = Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos

Filipinos in Singapore consist of migrants from the Philippines and their descendants. 80,000 work as domestic helpers, with another 12,000 in the information technology industry. However, of those, only 27,000 were registered to vote in the Philippines. [citation|periodical=The Age|publication-place=Australia|title=Filipinos in Singapore to test online voting|date=2007-02-22|accessdate=2008-04-11|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Filipinos-in-Singapore-to-test-online-voting/2007/02/22/1171733864963.html] The number of Filipino victims of human trafficking jumped by 70% in 2007 to 212 cases. [citation|periodical=Manila Standard Today|title=Trafficking in Filipinos worsens in Singapore|url=http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics3_feb5_2008|date=2008-02-05|accessdate=2008-04-11|last=Caber|first=Michael]

ee also

*Koreans in Singapore

External Links

* [http://www.thebrownraise.org The Brown Raise Movement]

References


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