Many Turkish ‘guest workers’ hit by poverty in old age

October 30, 2026 · 8:38 am 1 sources

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• Many Turkish 'guest workers' hit by poverty in old age
  Deutsche Welle · October 30, 2026 08:38
  On October 30, 1961, West Germany and Turkey signed an agreement allowing the temporary recruitment of workers. Sixty-five years on, many so-called 'guest workers' cannot live from their pensions.