The Filipino community in Singapore is estimated at more than 170,000, many of them professionals seen by some Singaporeans as rivals for jobs—a sharp change from a decade ago, when most Filipinos in the city-state worked as domestic helpers.
Singaporeans make up just over 60 percent of the 5.4 million population, with a low fertility rate forcing the government to rely heavily on guest workers.
This is despite a per capita income of $55,183, one of the highest in the world, and an unemployment rate of just over two percent.
source: Inquirer
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