Filipinos in the Maldives consist mainly of

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s and

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s from the

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. As of 2018, there were about 3,000 overseas Filipinos working in the

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

. The Philippine Embassy in

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has a jurisdiction over the Maldives.

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.60 Filipino workers want out of Maldives Islands
, ''GMA News'', 09 September 2009. 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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{{Overseas Filipinos Ethnic groups in the Maldives

Demographics of the Maldives

Labor issues

See also

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