FWC - Filipino Women's Council

31/07/2026

𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈 𝐂𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐎. 𝐈𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐈 𝐋𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐈, 𝐂𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐀

THOSE WHO REMAIN: THE STORY OF FILIPINO WORKERS NOW LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CALL HOME

𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 within the Filipino community in Italy.
Between 2005 and 2025, the proportion of Filipinos aged 65 and over 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟖𝟑𝟔%—from 𝟏.𝟏% to 𝟏𝟎.𝟑%. Behind these numbers are thousands of women and men who spent decades caring for Italian families, only to face old age with limited resources and, too often, social isolation.
𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧. For many, "home" is no longer just a country—it is where they have built their lives, relationships, memories, and where they hope to grow old with dignity.
This thoughtful article by Antonio Ricci (IDOS) reminds us that 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. It also opens an important conversation on community-based solutions, such as 𝐜𝐨-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, for older migrants who wish to remain in Italy.
𝐀𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
We hope this article encourages policymakers, community leaders, researchers, migrant organizations, and our own Filipino community to work together toward dignified ageing, stronger social inclusion, and sustainable housing solutions for long-term migrants in Italy.

https://www.dossierimmigrazione.it/lavoratori-filippini/?https://www.dossierimmigrazione.it?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IDOS+Newsletter+luglio+2026&utm_id=Newsletter+luglio+2026

20/06/2026

On the occasion of the 128th Philippine Independence Day celebration in Rome, representatives of the Filipino Women’s Council had the opportunity to greet H.E. Ambassador Neal Imperial and members of the Philippine Consular team.

We look forward to continuing constructive dialogue and cooperation for the well-being of the Filipino community in Italy.
14 June 2026, Ergife Palace Hotel

28/03/2026

Residues of Touch: Migration, Labor, and Memory

An insightful workshop by Filipina artist Giah de los Reyes-Geronimo in Rome, as part of the symposium Plant Histories, Plantation Architectures, organized with the research group Voyaging Vapors. It reflects on how histories of colonization, plantation economies, and systems of extraction continue to shape the movement of plants, people, and labor today — with echoes of fascism and racism that continue to persist in different forms.

On the second day of the workshop, Giah invited the Filipino Women’s Council (FWC) to open the session with a reading. José Rizal’s powerful poem “The Song of the Wanderer” (1895) was chosen, creating a moment where past and present seemed to speak to one another — a reminder that these experiences are not new, but continue to be lived.

Participants reflected on how much of everyday work — care, repetition, and maintenance — remains invisible, yet sustains life. In many ways, this resonates deeply with the lived realities of migrant women.

A space for learning, reflection, and seeing differently.

08/03/2026

This message celebrates the strength found in every woman’s journey and the dignity that belongs to every life. It is a reminder that women everywhere are connected through resilience, care, and solidarity — walking different paths, yet sharing the same hope for a more just and compassionate world.

29/01/2026

NEW RESEARCH ON FILIPINO MIGRANTS IN ROME — AND WHY IT MATTERS TO OUR COMMUNITY

A recently published academic study by the Italian National Research Council (CNR–IRPPS), featured in the international journal Population, Space and Place (Wiley), looks at how Filipino migrants in Rome move from one neighborhood to another — and the reasons behind these choices.

The research shows that our community’s residential mobility is strongly linked to work in domestic and care sectors, family reunification, housing costs, and the lack of accessible public housing — not to a lack of integration.

One important finding is that Filipino migrants do not form “ghettos,” but instead make housing choices shaped by proximity to work and family responsibilities. The study introduces the concept of “employment-driven residential mobility,” recognizing how care work and everyday survival shape where we live.

We are proud that earlier community-based research and activities of the Filipino Women’s Council, particularly on transnational families and global care chains, were cited in this study and helped frame the analysis of Filipino migrants’ lived experiences.

This research confirms what many in our community have known for a long time: behind every move is a story of care, responsibility, resilience, and love for family — both here in Italy and back home in the Philippines.

Title: Toward a socio-anthropology of intra-urban residential (im)mobilities. The case of Filipino migrants in Italy
by Andrea Pelliccia, Stefano degli Uberti, Gabriele Maria Masi, Michele Santurro, January 2026

ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on residential mobility of Filipino migrants within Rome in the 2000s. The aim is to contribute to explaining the patterns and motivations behind the intra‐urban mobility of ethnic minorities highlighting the role of the socioeconomic background of the neighbourhood. We used an interdisciplinary quanti‐qualitative approach combining descriptive and multivariate analyses performed on original population register microdata on residential moves and ethnographic fieldwork to understand the dynamics of relocations from a multifaceted perspective.

Rome is an interesting case study because it is a Southern European metropolis and the capital of Italy, a country with a welfare regime and a housing system that peculiarly affects the residential segregation and mobility patterns of ethnic groups.
The findings show that the socioeconomic situation of the Filipinos’ previous neighbourhood ‘predicts’ the characteristics of the neighbourhood where they move, with a growing propensity of family groups to head to more peripheral, poorer neighbourhoods with a low–medium concentration of co‐nationals. Moreover, belonging to a socio‐occupational niche influences their choices and motivations for mobility and settlement, therefore the concept of ‘ethnic employment‐driven residential mobility’ is proposed.

25/11/2025

The Filipino Women’s Council stands with every woman and girl. Violence has no place in our homes, our workplaces, or our communities. This November 25, we raise our voices together to end violence and uphold the dignity of all women.

Kasama ang Filipino Women’s Council sa paninindigan laban sa karahasan. Walang puwang ang VAW — sa bahay, sa trabaho, o sa komunidad. Ngayong November 25, sama-sama nating itaas ang boses para sa dignidad at kaligtasan ng bawat babae.

Il Filipino Women’s Council riafferma il proprio impegno a tutela di ogni donna e ragazza. La violenza non può trovare alcuna giustificazione né spazio nelle famiglie, nei luoghi di lavoro o nelle comunità. In occasione del 25 novembre, rinnoviamo il nostro appello collettivo a porre fine a ogni forma di violenza e a promuovere il pieno rispetto della dignità e dei diritti di tutte le donne.

25/11/2025

30/10/2025

📢 Siamo felici di annunciarvi il programma della Conferenza di Presentazione della RODiL - Rete delle Organizzazioni della Diaspora nel Lazio, che si terrà il:

🗓 5 novembre 2025
🕙Ore 10:00 – 13:00
📍 Sede UIL, Roma

Vi aspettiamo numerosi!
Per info e adesioni: [email protected]

13/07/2025