3.1 Migration to the Netherlands

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Planning

Today: Start Chapter 3 Migration

Next week: recap Chapter 4 Dutch Landscapes

Test is on Wednesday 20th of april

3.1 Migration to the Netherlands

Learning goals:

The biggest groups of immigrants in the Netherlands

and why they came here.

Which answer is correct?

1. Immigrants are people who are coming to the Netherlands
2. Emigrants are people who are coming tot the Netherlands

Immigration

• The Netherlands is a popular land country for immigrants.
• More immigrants, than emigrants. 
• It originates from the time after World War II.

Why do people want to migrate to the Netherlands?

Guest workers from the Mediterranean

• From 1960 the Dutch economy grew fast.
• The government decided to attract foreign people.
• Spain, Italy and Portugal.
• Later on Morocco and Turkey. 

Guest workers from the Mediterranean

Guest workers = People who move to a country to work temporarily.

Return Migration = Migrant workers who return to their home country after a period of time.

                Many workers from Morocco and Turkey stayed in the Netherlands.

Migrants from former colonies

• Most important: Surinam, Indonesia and Dutch Antilles (most of it).
• The countries became independent: Indonesia 1945, Surinam 1975, Dutch Antilles 1986
• Many of them spoke Dutch and were afraid that they wouldn't become independent.

Seasonal workers

• Mostly from Eastern Europa (Poland and Bulgaria)
• In 2004 and 2007 many countries became part of the EU.
• Higher wages in west Europa. 

Seasonal workers

Circular migration = People migrating between home country and another country, for work.

Seasonal migration = Circular migration, but for a specific part of the season. 

What do you think the last group of immigrants is?

Refugees

Refugee = Somebody who flees from danger (mostly war).

• They are staying in special centres.
• If their home country is safe, they have to go back.
• If it is still unsafe, they can stay temporary or permanent.

Refugees

• From 2014 - 2017 many regufees from Syria and Afghanistan.
• Now many refugees from Ukraine:
  over 4 million.
• Plans to accommodate
  50.000 people in the Netherlands.

Do you have a relative who is from another country and which country?

former colonies

guest workers

seasonal

refugees

Italian

Syrian

Ethopian

Surinam

Turkish

Afghan

Aruban

Polish

Bulgarian

Indonesian

Four distinct groups of immigrants

1. Guest workers from Morocco and Turkey
2. Colonies

3. Circular and seasonal migrants
4. Refugees

Exercise:

Visit the following website: https://forebears.io/surnames

• In which country is your name the most common?
• Did you already now?
• Discuss the outcome with your neighbour.

To do:

Exercises from your workbook: 3.1 Migration to the Netherlands.

Make exercises: 2, 4, 5, 6 

(7, 8, 9 if you are finished)