AUnit4GlobalizationBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfter ReadingSupplementaryReadingOverseasFilipinoWorkers(OFWs)Filipinos are those who migratetoCMAother nations to find employment tosupporttheir families in the PhilippinesOFWSSOSEachyear,morethan a million Filipinos630209OFWRleave to work abroad through overseasSOOemployment agencies and other programsprograms,including government sponsored ones.OverseasFilipinos often work as doctors,physical therapists,nurses,accountants,IT professionals, engineers, architects,entertainers, technicians, teachers, military servicemen,students, caregivers, domestic helpers and householdmaids.KBuckNext 》
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 4 Globalization Filipinos are those who migrate to other nations to find employment tosupport their families in the Philippines. Each year, more than a million Filipinos leave to work abroad through overseas employment agencies and other programs programs, including government sponsored ones. Overseas Filipinos often work as doctors, physical therapists, nurses, accountants, IT professionals, engineers, architects, entertainers, technicians, teachers, military servicemen, students, caregivers, domestic helpers and household maids. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
Unit4GlobalizationBefore ReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingMoney sent byOFWs back to thePhilippines isamajor factor in the country's economy, amounting tomore than Uss10 billion in 2005.This makes the countrythe fourth largest recipientdof foreign remittances behindIndia,China,andMexico.The amount represents 13.5%ofthe Philippines'GDp,the largest in proportion tothedomestic economy among the four countries mentioned.Overseas Filipinos sent S15.9 billion worth of remittancestothe Philippines in2008.Back 》KPrev
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 4 Globalization Money sent by OFWs back to the Philippines is a major factor in the country’s economy, amounting to more than US$10 billion in 2005. This makes the country the fourth largest recipient of foreign remittances behind India, China, and Mexico. The amount represents 13.5% of the Philippines’ GDP, the largest in proportion to the domestic economy among the four countries mentioned. Overseas Filipinos sent $15.9 billion worth of remittances to the Philippines in 2008
Unit4GlobalizationBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingOFW(Oversoas Filipino Workers)LANEBack
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 4 Globalization
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Unit4GlobalizationBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingFigure l.OFWremittances in USs thousand14000000121200000010Jan-Sep10000000puesnoulsn880000006600000044000000220000000020002001200220032004200520062007Source:Bangko Sentral ng PilipinasKBack
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Detailed Reading Before Reading Unit 4 Globalization