Filipinos in the Maldives
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{{Infobox Ethnic group
|group= Filipinos in Maldives
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|population=3000 (2018)
|langs= English{{·}}Tagalog{{·}}Maldivian
|popplace= Malé
|rels= Roman Catholicism{{·}}Islam
|related= Overseas Filipinos
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Filipinos in the Maldives consist mainly of expatriates and migrant workers from the Philippines. As of 2018, there were about 3,000 overseas Filipinos working in the Maldives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eaglenews.ph/phl-consul-in-maldives-filipinos-in-maldives-safe-despite-emergency-crisis/|title=PHL Consul in Maldives: Filipinos in Maldives, safe despite "emergency crisis"|last=|first=|date=8 February 2018|website=Eagle News|access-date=}} The Philippine Embassy in Bangladesh has a jurisdiction over the Maldives.{{Cite web|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/9/22/maldives-fire-dfa.html%3Ffbclid|title=DFA: Filipinos safe after massive fire in Maldives|last=|first=|date=|website=CNN Philippines|access-date=}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Labor issues
About 60 Filipino construction workers in Maldives sought immediate repatriation, alleging unjust working conditions including the non-payment of wages and the lack of substantial food and potable water."[http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/171873/pinoyabroad/60-filipino-workers-want-out-of-maldives-islands 60 Filipino workers want out of Maldives Islands]", GMA News, 09 September 2009.
They were often only provided porridge for breakfast and as for the rest of their meals, they had to rely on their own catch of fish and they also have to collect rain water for their own drinking water. Many of them had to find part-time jobs so they can purchase food and personal things such as soap and medicines.