In order to relieve feelings of homesickness among overseas workers, in recent years the government has organized events such as a Thai-style Water Festival, an Indonesian Breaking the Fast Festival, and a Filipino Culture Festival. For the great majority of Taiwanese, these events are simply a news item.
近幾年來台灣政府為慰解外勞的思鄉情緒，有泰國的潑水節、印尼的開齋節、菲律賓的文化節等活動舉行，但對大多數台灣人來說，這些仍只是電視上的新聞一則。