Ausländische Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer, die in den 50er und 60er Jahren von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland angeworben wurden, nannte man …Foreign workers recruited by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1950s and 1960s were called …

Explanation

From the mid-1950s the Federal Republic invited foreign labor under temporary contracts and referred to them as "Gastarbeiter" (guest workers). The term distinguished them from illegal or seasonal workers and was widely used in politics and media.