Minorities FRG

Question 1

Who were guest workers

Answer 1

The FRG signed recruitment agreements with Spain Italy Greece Turkey Tunisia
Morocco to bring over mainly unskilled workers

Question 2

Why did FRG recruit foreign workers

Answer 2

1950’s Germany experienced economic miracle

Building of Berlin wall 1961, stopped workers from E Germany

Question 3

How much did the number of foreign workers grow by

Answer 3

from 280’000 in 1960 to 2.6 million in 1973

Question 4

Evidence of tolerance for immigrants 50’s - 60’s

Answer 4

Gov. guaranteed non-German workers the same wage as German workers

1964 minister for Labour Theodor Blank made a speech saying guest workers were foundations for Germanys success

Trade Unions helped workers adjust t their new work place

Question 5

Evidence of intolerance for immigrants 50’s - 60’s

Answer 5

Foreign workers became known as guest workers implying that their work was temporary

At the start of 1966 there were 1.3 million guest workers in Germany by 1967 991’000

Employers provided accomadation outside towns cutting migrants off from local communities

Did not have same rights as German citizens