A Philippine History of Denmark: From Pioneer Settlers to Permanently Temporary Workers

• Main Author: Andersen, Nina Trige;
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol65/iss1/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4202/viewcontent/6331.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In 1973 forty-nine women left the Philippines to work as chambermaids at the Hotel Scandinavia in Copenhagen. They became known as “The 49ers” and were among the last “Filipino Pioneers,” as the arrivals of 1960–1973 referred to themselves. In late 1973 Denmark formally stopped issuing work permits...