According to a 2020 survey among repatriated Filipino overseas workers (OFWs) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, over half of the respondents returned due to the pandemic. On the other hand, 23 percent of the returnees have non-COVID-19 related reasons.
Reasons of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) for returning to the Philippines during to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020
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International Organization for Migration. (May 20, 2021). Reasons of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) for returning to the Philippines during to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245058/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-reasons-for-return-philippines/
International Organization for Migration. "Reasons of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) for returning to the Philippines during to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 ." Chart. May 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245058/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-reasons-for-return-philippines/
International Organization for Migration. (2021). Reasons of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) for returning to the Philippines during to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245058/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-reasons-for-return-philippines/
International Organization for Migration. "Reasons of Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofw) for Returning to The Philippines during to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245058/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-reasons-for-return-philippines/
International Organization for Migration, Reasons of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) for returning to the Philippines during to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245058/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-reasons-for-return-philippines/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Reasons of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) for returning to the Philippines during to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 [Graph], International Organization for Migration, May 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245058/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-reasons-for-return-philippines/
