A Study of Asian American Issues in the United States - Nicoline Pedersen - Krista Celo - Eden Stilman - Seren Ventullo

THE PHILIPPINES A Labor Brokerage State For the profitability of the Philippines, citizens are migrated overseas, leaving their families behind, to temporarily work for foreign employers. Philippine workers are to remain connected to their homeland by sending remittances to their families which serves as one of the most important sources of income for the Philippines.

Location of Overseas Filipino Workers (%) Occupation of Overseas Filipino Workers (%)

Western Asia

Elementary Occupations

57.1

37.6

East Asia

Service and Sales Workers Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers Craft and Related Trade Workers Technicians and Associate Professionals Professionals Clerical, Managers, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery Workers

18.9

18.0

Southeast/South Central Asia

9.5

13.7

Europe

6.4

11.4

North/South America

5.4

8.7

Australia

1.6

5.8

Africa

1.1

4.9

Statistics based on 2.35 million surveyed overseas Filipino workers in 2017. 2017 statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority.

40 35 30 25 20 15 10

Annual Remittance Flows to the Philippines (1990 to 2019)

According to the World Bank's estimate, in 2019 Filipinos living abroad sent more than $35 billion in remittances to the Philippines via formal channels.

Billions (USD)

5 0

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

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