migration from turkey to germany. why germany needed migration? after 2 nd world war – germany had...
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Migration from Turkey to Germany
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Why Germany needed migration?
• After 2nd World War – Germany had a labour shortage – for factories e.g Volkswagen, BMW, Grundig
• Working conditions were amongst the best in Europe
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Why Turkish workers migrated?
• Turkish people saw the opportunities in Germany
• Turkey was relatively poor, little social services , job opportunities.
• They worked in Construction (building), Car manufacturing, Manufacturing electrical goods
• They mainly moved in the 1970’s
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Who moved?
• The Germans needed manual labourers – people to do jobs they did not want to do
• It was mostly young skilled men (aged 20 – 40) who moved
• They lived in hostels and sent money back to their families at home
• Sometimes the family would join the workers in Germany
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Effects on Germany
Economic
• Money was leaving the country as Turks sent home (between 1975 – 1980 - $900 million was sent home)
• The Germans needed the Turks after the war but recessions in the 70’s and early 90’s led to high unemployment. This cost the country a lot in benefits etc
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Effects on Germany
Political• The government had to make stricter immigration
controls
• Peoples worry about immigration led to the growth of Right wing and racist groups (e.g neo Nazis)
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Effects on Germany
Social• Racist groups started hate attacks on immigrants
• The Turkish workers (gastabeiter) cannot become German citizens and therefore do not have equal rights. Even if they have lived for 20yrs in Germany they are still seen as outsiders.
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Effects on Turkey
• Less unemployment in Turkey • Money sent home from Germany = more than what
Turks normally earn at home = good for Turkish economy
• Many males leaving = broken families,
• Less workers in Turkey especially in farming
• Most able = leave for Germany; only the bad workers stay!
• Less men will causes problems in Turkey
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Facts and figures
• In 2000 the number of foreigners in Germany was 7.3 million which was 8.9% of the total population
• 2 million of these came from Turkey!
• This includes 750,000 turkish who were born in Germany!
• Another ½ million Turks have become German citizens since 1972