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Questions & Answers about Germany THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM
"Gastarbeiter" are guest workers or foreign workers.
The term is now considered outdated. Many foreign workers remain in Germany
for years, even generations; they are no longer "guests" but
long-term residents. Foreign workers, mostly from Mediterranean countries,
were actively recruited by the Federal Republic during the 1960s and 70s
in response to labor shortages. At the end of 1994, about 2.1 million
foreigners were employed in western Germany. Turks, citizens of the republics
of former Yugoslavia, Greeks and Italians make up the largest individual
groups in the foreign work force. There are far fewer foreign workers
in eastern Germany, about 12,000 in 1992. Most foreign workers in the
east are Vietnamese.
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