Gastarbeiter
FOREIGNER WORKERS IN GERMANY
Gasterbeiter; Turkish Guest Workers; Gastarbeider; Gastarbajter; Gastarbeiters
(; both singular and plural; ) are foreign or migrant workers, particularly those who had moved to West Germany between 1955 and 1973, seeking work as part of a formal guest worker program (Gastarbeiterprogramm). As a result, guestworkers are generally considered temporary migrants because their residency in the country of immigration is not yet determined to be permanent.