 Dubai is home to the largest population of Filipinos in the UAE, followed by Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.In 2007, Filipinos in the UAE sent more than US$500 million in remittances back to the Philippines.Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates are primarily migrant overseas workers employed in the architecture, construction, cargo shipping design engineering, energy, information technology, marketing, medical, real estate, retail, telecommunications, and tourism sectors or as domestic helpers.