RETHINKING THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOUR
up to the test of history. In fact, German culture is an accretion of polyglot
European in¯ uences. For instance, many residents of the Ruhr area are directly
descended from Poles who came to work in the mines in the 19th century.
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Setting aside the question of genuineness of identity, a series of wildcat strikes
among foreign workers in 1973 made it clear that Germany would have to invest
substantially in housing and education for migrant workers and their families. A
supposedly disposable labour reserve emerged as long-term residents. As the
Swiss author and playwright Max Frisch said of the receiving countries, `We
asked for workers, but human beings came’ .
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A naturalisation programme would require a rede® nition of German citizen-
ship, which is inherited from one’ s parents (
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