【鬼樓復活1】消費力破億元 外勞救了這棟 - 台中
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【鬼樓復活1】消費力破億元 外勞救了這棟樓
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台灣人來到台中車站,可能會先到知名的宮原眼科、第四信用合作社,來場老街文青之旅
;但在舊城區的另一隅,東協廣場(前身第一廣場),卻是個獨一無二的存在。由移工自
行築起的地下社會,本地人不願踏入,髒污和破舊陰影,是不少人內心的刻板印象,如果
與最繁華的7期相比,這裡宛若不同世界,但事實上卻是富足生命力,不僅讓一棟破敗大
樓死灰復燃,還支撐著整個商圈消費力。
東協廣場是由3棟13層樓高大樓所組成,建築配置呈現ㄇ字型,中間即是佔地達千坪的廣
場。20多年前這裡是台中最引領指標的住商混合百貨,擁有著老台中人的年輕回憶,但是
隨著附近商場接連火災、發展重心轉移,廣場人潮不再,更曾一度破敗沒落,成為治安死
角。
中區繼光商店街主委張進鑫指出,早期這裡是老台中人必去之處,一直到大約20年前,人
潮轉移、本地店家陸續遷出,商圈逐漸空洞化。他舉例說:「那時廣場附近店面,店面租
金可達20萬元以上,儘管現在有復甦回溫,但也僅剩個位數2~4萬元,就可知此消彼長的
商圈差異。」
幸好,這裡地理位置得天獨厚,張進鑫笑著指出,台中是全台地理位置中間,從廣場走到
車站只有百公尺,所以才能意外的承接移工浪者。每個周末,來自東南亞各國的移工,從
四面八方湧進,約會、逛街、唱歌、喝酒,好不熱鬧。所以當本地店家陸續遷出後,接替
又有了專營移工的餐廳及商家進駐,「不僅救了舊大樓廣場,一直到現在影響力都還正在
擴大」。
在東協廣場中,1~3樓是通訊行及服飾店,景象類似早期西門町獅子林,其中3樓的超級超
市則是不分國際,想找東南亞常見食材,來這挖寶就對了。當中最大族群是越南、印尼,
但印尼因為清真文化飲食關係,並不會進駐到大樓內,因此3樓、6樓處較常見的是越南餐
廳附設卡拉OK和夜店;菲律賓、泰國則是這裡的相對「少數族群」,專屬店家也相對罕見
。
張進鑫說:「中彰投移工大概就有18萬人,假設有3成移工周末來到這聚會的話,就可想
像這裡在周末可有多熱鬧,目前這裡大約至少有300間移工店家,彼此生態分明,早已自
成一格。」
據政府統計,全台移工今年3月底已達約68萬人,相較10年前人數成長近9成,移工平均月
薪去年則達2萬6308元,消費力不容小覷。經發局並統計,移工商機在東協廣場及商圈,
平均每月營業額可帶來1億元商機,消費力驚人。
來自泰國的26歲移工TOON說:「自己是從高雄上來,大約每個月來一次,因為朋友可能在
桃園、新竹,所以這裡是最方便的地方,包括吃喝採買,最高一天曾經花到五千塊過。」
除此之外,2年前當地轉型東協廣場後,確實成功吸引不少商機注目。新開幕包含11樓金
采商旅、4樓伴畔旅店,進駐各包下一整層樓;8月傳出有知名通訊品牌將進駐,甚至就連
醫美集團也相中移工消費力,目前正在這評估找點,也成為接觸東南亞市場,最直接的方
式。(王鈞生/台中報導)
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