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Filipinos in Taiwan consist mainly of immigrants and workers from the Philippines. Filipinos form the third largest national contingent of migrant workers and account for about one-fifth of foreign workers in Taiwan as of April 2011. There are about 77,933 Filipino workers in Taiwan, with 53,868 of them working in the manufacturing sector and 22,994 people working as caregivers.〔(pinoy-ofw.com - Fun Day Attracts Thousands of Filipinos in Taiwan )〕 ==Overview== The strong Taiwanese economy, particularly in the manufacturing industries, attracts cheap manual labor from the Philippines.〔(Refworld - Taiwan: Information on the Filipino community )〕 Most Filipinos working in Taiwan work as factory workers, domestic workers, construction workers, fishermen and professionals and they would send a large part of their earnings to their families in the Philippines.〔(Inquirer - Global Nation: Filipina for Filipinas in Taiwan )〕 Many Taiwanese men have also chosen Filipino women as brides through arranged marriages. An estimated 7,000 Filipino women now live there with their Taiwanese husbands. Philippine holidays such as Independence day and José Rizal's birthday are also celebrated by the Filipino community in Taiwan.〔(Philippine News - Filipino workers to celebrate Independence Day in Taiwan )〕〔(GMA News - OFWs in Taiwan mark Rizal's birthday )〕 Many Philippine-educated Chinese Filipinos or so called Chinoys 菲華人 from middle-class families are also migrated to Taiwan since the early 1990s and obtained Taiwan citizenship approximately 1000 or more. Based on Ministry of Labor (Taiwan) statistics as of end of December 2014, There are 111,533 OFWs of which 85,271 are from manufacturing industries. There are many Filipino stores, cargo, remittances and restaurants throughout the island of Taiwan. Churches *St. Christopher's Church 聖多福天主堂 (St. Christopher's Church 聖多福天主堂 ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Filipinos in Taiwan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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