Filipinos in the Maldives

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Filipinos in Maldives
Total population
3000 (2018)
Regions with significant populations
Malé
Languages
English  · Tagalog  · Maldivian
Religion
Roman Catholicism  · Islam
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Filipinos

Filipinos in the Maldives consist mainly of expatriates and migrant workers from the Philippines. As of 2018, there were about 3,000 overseas Filipinos working in the Maldives. [1] The Philippine Embassy in Bangladesh has a jurisdiction over the Maldives. [2]

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Labor issues

About 60 Filipino construction workers in Maldives sought immediate repatriation, alleging unjust working conditions including the non-payment of wages and the lack of substantial food and potable water. [3]

They were often only provided porridge for breakfast and as for the rest of their meals, they had to rely on their own catch of fish and they also have to collect rain water for their own drinking water. Many of them had to find part-time jobs so they can purchase food and personal things such as soap and medicines.

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References

  1. "PHL Consul in Maldives: Filipinos in Maldives, safe despite "emergency crisis"". Eagle News. 8 February 2018.
  2. "DFA: Filipinos safe after massive fire in Maldives". CNN Philippines.[ dead link ]
  3. "60 Filipino workers want out of Maldives Islands", GMA News, 09 September 2009.