Die Schweiz: der widerstrebende Gastgeber italienischer Gastarbeiter – In den 1960er Jahren stand die Schweiz in Bezug auf ihre italienischen Gastarbeiter vor einem Dilemma: Ihre Arbeitskräfte wurden dringend benötigt, ihre Präsenz in der Gesellschaft jedoch weniger
https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/01/switzerland-the-reluctant-host-of-italian-guest-workers/
Von biwook
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Great article, thanks for sharing : ). I guess, the difference was mainly that people wanted to work, grow and get a better life legally. No one wanted to use RAF or social help, because people simply wanted more than that. Then people had kids, and the kids were growing as Swiss. So everyone wanted to build a better place where the kids were going to grow. This is probably the biggest learning from that time.
If you’re in Genève, check out the village of Carouge which was built by the Italian workers and why it looks completely different to the rest of the city…