Switzerland: the reluctant host of Italian guest workers – In the 1960s, Switzerland faced a dilemma regarding its Italian guest workers: their labour was desperately needed, their presence in society less so

https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/01/switzerland-the-reluctant-host-of-italian-guest-workers/

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  1. daemontool23 on

    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.