Filipinos in Germany

The overseas Filipinos in Germany come from different walks of life. Many migrant workers are employed in the medical field or work as seamen on vessels registered in Germany. According to the German Embassy in Manila, which refers to data of the Federal Statistical Office, lived the end of 2009 about 19,000 Filipino nationals in Germany.

The relatively high proportion of women of about 82 % results from a number of marriages between Filipinas and German men who have met, in part, through international marriage agencies. Every year, about 750 Filipinos, mostly women, naturalized in Germany. By mixing with the German population Filipinos are mostly well integrated into Germany. This is the predominant religion in both countries (about 90 % of all Filipinos are Christians, about 80 % Roman Catholic ) favored.

In addition, most Filipinos speak the two official languages, Filipino Filipino, which is based mainly on Tagalog, and English, usually also one of the many local languages ​​in the Philippines or Filipino Spanish. They learn German either already in the Philippines, such as the Goethe Institute in Manila or in Germany.

A study from 2007 by scientists from the Philippine Migration Research Network suspected a large number (up to 40,000 ) living illegally in Germany Filipinos.

History

The history of Filipinos in Germany dates back to the 19th century; National hero José Rizal had lived in Germany for some time and his famous novel Noli me tangere finished writing while he lived there, and published them with the help of Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt; the house in Berlin where Rizal lived, contains a plaque and efforts are being made to acquire the building from its owner.

Mass migration from the Philippines to Germany began in the late 1960s, it came with a large number of Filipina nurses to take up employment in German hospitals; however, came with the onset of the oil crisis of 1973, the German recruitment of guest workers largely to a standstill. Immigration through marriage began in the 1980s with around 1,000 women a year in the request of the Philippine Embassy for a " certificate of legal capacity to marry " until 1990.

Today's Community

Filipino citizens in Germany have more than one hundred organizations for their citizens founded. Spanish karaoke contests are an especially popular form of socializing. Church -based volunteer work is also widespread and has been particularly successful in promoting social engagement of migrants with the aim of helping the local Filipino community, as well as donations for charitable projects in the Philippines. Filipinos are well integrated into German society and by their neighbors, sent as a hard-working and looked peaceful. According to a 1997 study by the Dutch Universiteit van Tilburg 75 percent have no problems with cultural or linguistic adaptation.

Credentials

• Ethnic minority in Germany
• Migration
• Philippines