Gastarbeiter (plural, `Gastarbeiter`) (De-Gastarbeiter.ogg) is German for `guest worker` (literal translation). It refers to foreign or migrant workers who had moved to West Germany (BRD) mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, seeking work as part of a formal guest worker programme (Gastarbeiterprogramm). On a smaller scale, the Netherlands and Belgiu... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastarbeiter
(from the article `migrant labour`) ...Middle East in the second half of the 20th century. Rapid industrial growth in the former West Germany after World War II, for instance, produced ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/12