Filipinos in Singapore consist of migrants from the Philippines and their descendants. as of 2007[update], an estimated 80,000 work as domestic helpers, with another 12,000 in the information technology industry.[1] This marks a slight rise from 1995, when roughly 75,000 domestic helpers from the Philippines were estimated to be working in Singapore.[2] In recent years they have seen professional diversification, with others working as nurses, bank clerks, sales assistants in department stores, or entertainers.[3][4] However, of those, only 27,000 were registered to vote in Filipino elections.[5]
The number of Filipino victims of human trafficking jumped by 70% in 2007 to 212 cases.[6]
Aside from residents, roughly 460,000 Filipino tourists came to Singapore in 2008.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Background of Singapore and Profile of Singaporean President S.R. Nathan", News (Philippines: Office of the Press Secretary), 2007, http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/sg2007-profile.htm, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Shenon, Philip (1995-03-19), "Ramos calls the Filipino Maid Executed in Singapore a Heroine", The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/19/world/ramos-calls-the-filipino-maid-executed-in-singapore-a-heroine.html, retrieved 2009-07-27
- ^ Certeza, Dodo (2008-11-18), "The changing face of Filipinos in Singapore", The Philippine Star, http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=417049, retrieved 2009-07-27
- ^ a b Bauzon, Bernice Camille V. (2009-01-16), "OFW jobs in Singapore not in peril", The Manila Times, http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/jan/16/yehey/top_stories/20090116top6.html, retrieved 2007-07-27
- ^ "Filipinos in Singapore to test online voting", The Age (Australia), 2007-02-22, http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Filipinos-in-Singapore-to-test-online-voting/2007/02/22/1171733864963.html, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Caber, Michael (2008-02-05), "Trafficking in Filipinos worsens in Singapore", Manila Standard Today, http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics3_feb5_2008, retrieved 2008-04-11
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