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Filipino OFWs — where they work, what we do

Filipino Overseas Workers deploy to more than 11 countries. We process domestic helpers across six destination markets and partner on skilled-worker recruitment for corporations.

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OFW landscape

Where Filipino workers deploy

A snapshot of the major destination markets, the share of OFW deployments, and the work categories each market is known for.

  • United Arab Emirates~20%

    Hospitality, healthcare, domestic helpers

    Hotel staff, nurses, household helpers

    Largest single OFW destination — strong tadbeer-channel processing.

  • Saudi Arabia~18%

    Construction, healthcare, domestic helpers

    Engineers, nurses, household helpers

    Musaned-platform compliance is mandatory; long-running market.

  • Singapore~8%

    Domestic helpers, healthcare

    FDWs, caregivers, nurses

    Strict MOM Work-Permit rules and an annual placement quota.

  • Hong Kong~7%

    Domestic helpers (FDH)

    Foreign Domestic Helpers

    Standard contract regulated by the Immigration Department.

  • Qatar~5%

    Hospitality, construction, domestic helpers

    Hotel staff, engineers, household helpers

    Strong post-2022 demand in hospitality and infrastructure.

  • Kuwait~4%

    Domestic helpers, healthcare

    Household helpers, nurses

    Bilateral labour-deployment protocols since 2018.

  • Taiwan~6%

    Manufacturing, caregiving, domestic helpers

    Factory operators, caregivers, household helpers

    Heavy demand in electronics manufacturing and elder care.

  • Japan~3%

    Caregiving, manufacturing

    Care-workers, technical-intern trainees

    Specified Skilled Worker programme is the active growth path.

  • South Korea~2%

    Manufacturing, agriculture

    Factory workers, farm hands

    Employment Permit System (EPS) channel.

  • United Kingdom~2%

    Healthcare, hospitality

    Nurses, care-workers, hotel staff

    Health & Care Visa is the primary pathway.

  • United States~3%

    Healthcare, hospitality

    Nurses, allied-health, hotel staff

    EB-3 and H-2B remain the main employment routes.

Shares are indicative, drawn from POEA / DMW deployment statistics and rounded for clarity.

Our domestic-helper lane

Six markets we run end-to-end

For Filipino domestic helpers we run the full deployment chain — sourcing, paperwork, visa, deployment, and post-arrival support — across these six markets.

Hong KongSingaporeMacauTaiwanUAESaudi Arabia
Corporate lane

Beyond domestic — skilled worker recruitment

We also process Filipino skilled workers for corporate clients — welders, nurses, engineers, hospitality and security — across the Gulf and Asia.

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  • Welders & fitters
  • Nurses & caregivers
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Chefs & hospitality
  • Security
Compliance

POEA / DMW-licensed throughout

Every Filipino worker we deploy is processed via POEA / DMW channels with the correct OEC, OWWA membership, PDOS attendance and mandatory insurance. No back-channel hires.

Hiring Filipino? Talk to us.

Domestic helper or corporate skilled worker — we will scope the hire and quote the paperwork upfront.

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