Catalogue question 299 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
Foreign workers recruited by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1950s and 1960s were called …
- undeclared workers.
- guest workers. Correct
- temporary agency workers.
- shift workers.
Why — for every option
- A — "Undeclared workers" refers to people employed illegally, without registration — the opposite of officially recruited labour.
- B — Correct: foreign workers recruited under bilateral recruitment agreements (including with Italy, Turkey, Spain) were referred to as "guest workers" (Gastarbeiter).
- C — "Temporary agency work" is a modern employment-law concept of staff leasing, not a historical term from the 1950s/60s.
- D — "Shift work" describes a working-time model, not a designation for the foreign workers of that time.
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