[6] Today, there are 4,495 Filipinos that live legally in Palau, and twenty-one of them are permanent residents, while the rest, 4,434, are migrant workers.
[7] However, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Saipan estimates that 80% of Filipinos living in Palau are undocumented immigrants.
[9] Filipinos in Palau are employed in the agricultural,[10] construction,[4] education,[11] engineering,[11] fishing,[10] hotel,[4] medical,[10] restaurant,[4] and tourism[4] sectors or as domestic helpers.
[10] Ramoncito Mariño, the Filipino ambassador to Palau said, "...labor problems usually start in the recruitment itself.
So we make sure that the Palauan employers are in touch with legal recruiters who can produce qualified workers.