"Turkey" Major German workers and ethnic minority guest workers came from the eastern group, Vietnam, North Korea, Angola, Mozambique and Cuba. Their chances are limited by the government standings of the East Germany. Guest workers are limited to dormitories and areas where German entrance is prohibited. They are exiled, they stop premature living and are faced with problems causing occupational work permits and other public discrimination in the workplace.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the German government invited Gastarbeiter to be transferred to Germany to work in the German industry. Many companies keep working these workers in Germany even after training, and the immigrant population in Germany steadily increases. In 2015, the Population Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Bureau ranked Germany as the world's second largest international immigrant population, accounting for about 5% or 12 million of the 244 million immigrants. Germany ranked seventh among EU countries and ranked 37th in the world as a percentage of immigrants among the population of that country. As of 2014, Turkey (2,859,000) is the largest group, followed by Poland (1,617,000), Russia (1,188,000) and Italy (764,000). Since 2011, 740 thousand people are African, 46% increase
Most of the German residents are Germans. However, there are more than seven million foreign residents and many people related to "guest workers". "Visiting workers stayed in Germany, mainly from Turkey, invited to Germany to fill the labor shortage in the 1950s and 1960s." Germany has a large population of Turkey (2.4% at the beginning of 2010). Germany is also a major destination for political and economic refugees from many developing countries. A minority ethnic minority in the northern part of Denmark, a small slavic minority named Sorbs lives in eastern Germany "(" Germany, "2012) This is due to strict restrictions of German citizenship law , A change occurred, the introduction of citizenship of 2002 and immigration reform, many foreigners acquired citizenship and acquired the ability to naturalize.
Foreign workers brought to Germany are divided into four different categories. Guest workers, soldiers, civilians, and eastern workers. Each group is subject to different regulations. In addition, Nazis also banned sexual relations between Germans and foreign workers. Women play an increasingly important role. By 1944, more than 500,000 people served as support staff in the German army, especially the German Air Force. 500 thousand people are engaged in private defense construction and 400 thousand people are volunteer nurses. They also replaced men in the wartime economy, especially farms and family-owned shops.