Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract/Objectives

There are over 800,000 migrant workers in Taiwan, with over 50,000 in the Greater Hsinchu area alone, representing about 5% of the Greater Hsinchu population. More than half of these migrant workers are from the Philippines. Given that the Philippines is known as the second most basketball-loving country after the United States, the 2025 Greater Hsinchu Migrant Workers Basketball Tournament was chosen to be held there.

Results/Contributions

The 2025 Greater Hsinchu Migrant Workers Basketball Tournament will be held on June 7th and 8th, 2025, at the Zhubei Xingji Basketball Court. Nearly 180 employees from 14 teams will participate, with preliminary and final rounds held on the 7th and 8th, totaling 22 matches.

This sporting event serves as a platform for diverse interactions between local residents and migrant workers, allowing migrant workers to experience the friendliness of Taiwan. The basketball tournament is just the beginning. National Tsing Hua University's social responsibility project, "REAL X – From Migration to Livability," will offer courses for migrant workers in language, financial management, anti-fraud, and legal matters, and assist businesses in improving the labor and human rights situation of migrant workers, hoping that migrant workers will feel that Hsinchu is a livable city.

To encourage migrant workers to participate, there is no registration fee, and they will receive many gifts such as drawstring bags, eco-friendly cutlery sets, and multi-functional pens. The tournament is entirely "environmentally friendly," adopting paperless practices, waste reduction, reuse of exported materials, green procurement, and encouraging the bringing of one's own reusable cup.

Keywords

Migrant workers, basketball game, Philippines

Contact Information

黃煜
yhuang@mx.nthu.edu.tw