
Let’s imagine a young Filipino woman. Let’s call her Althea, which was apparently the most common girl’s name in the Philippines in 2023.
What will Althea experience, should she decide to try and find work in Cyprus?
For a start, she’ll be part of a thriving community. There are around 18,000 Filipinos on the island, according to Ester Beatty, chairperson of the Federation of Filipino Organisations in Cyprus, though that