Filipinos in Austria

Filipinos in Austria
Total population
30,000[1]
(2006)
Languages
Tagalog, English, and other languages of the Philippines; German
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos

Filipinos in Austria are either migrants from the Philippines or descendants of Philippine citizens who are living in Austria and are part of a broader pattern of migration from the Philippines. Roughly 30,000 Filipinos reside in Austria.[1] Many are Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs.

Twenty thousand Filipinos, a majority of them women, are employed as nurses in Austrian hospitals, mostly in Vienna.[2] A couple hundred Filipinos also work as maids and domestic workers.[2]

As of 2008, there were about 53 Filipino organisations in Austria.[3]

Notable Filipino-Austrians

References

  1. 1 2 "PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN VIENNA CONCLUDES PROJECT "PAARALAN SA PASUGUAN 2007"; 35 GRADUATES AWARDED CERTIFICATES" (PDF). Department of Foreign Affairs. 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  2. 1 2 "Filipino Migration to Europe: Country Profiles". CFMW. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Filipino Organizations". Filipino Embassy in Austria. 2008. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-30.


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