45 Flashcards
How many refugees were there on 1 April 1947?
Around 10 million.
What did unions fear the new foreign works would cause?
They feared they would force wages down and undercut existing workers by accepting less favourable working conditions.
What did the government introduce in order for this to not happen?
They paid non Germans workere the same wage.
Where was a Federal Iffice for Labour Recruitment set up?
It was set up in Nuremberg.
What age range did the foreign labour programme favour?
Men aged 20-40, who were given heavy manual labour work.
Around how many men between 1961 and 1973 switched from industrial and agricultural work to white collar jobs?
Around 3 million.
How many guest workers took mining jobs between 1961 and 1971?
1.1 million.
How many female workers were recruited in 1960?
There were 430,00 female workers recruited in 1960.
How many female workers were recruited in 1973?
There were 700,000 female workers recruited in 1973.
What were new foreign workers known as?
Guest workers (Gastarbeiter).
What did the name guest worker imply?
They were guests and there stay was temporary - they had no rights of German citizens.
When did the government put a stop on hiring and banned permits from families of workers already in the country?
01/11/1973.
In what year did the government give guest workers children the same benefits as other children?
In 1975.
In which year was the ban removed?
In 1977.
How many guest children workers were in education in 1976?
Almost 200,000.
