Filipinos in South Africa
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| 2,200[1] (2008) |
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| Gauteng - Pretoria, Johannesburg Free State - Bloemfontein Kwazulu-Natal - Newcastle |
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| Tagalog, English. | |
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| Roman Catholicism · Protestantism · Others | |
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| Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos |
Filipinos in South Africa are either migrants or descendants of the Philippines living in South Africa. Roughly half of them live in Gauteng.[1]
Many Filipinos migrate to South Africa to work in the fishing industry,[2] in the health care industry,[3] as skilled workers, or as engineers.[1]
In August 2008, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs set up the Munting Paaralan school at the Philippine embassy in Pretoria, where fourteen children are enrolled for bimonthly classes.[4]
In 2011, Filipinos in South Africa sent over $6.1 million USD in remittances back to the Philippines, the largest amount from any African country in that year.[5]
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