Pluriform Society (7.1)

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• Leerjaar 3

Pluriform Society

Goals

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

• How the integration of migrants from former colonies went in the Netherlands
• Which migrant workers came to the Netherlands and how their integration went
• Which asylum seekers came to the Netherlands
• What caused tensions in the multicultural society

Multi-ethnic society

People from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds live together in the Netherlands

NL migration country

After 1945: Arrival of many immigrants in NL:

Why?

- Colonies become independent, unrest and fear of coups --> arrival of Surinamese and Indonesians.

- Economic growth from the 1960s onwards --> labour shortage: solution --> Guest workers

After 1945 more wars in the world --> refugees leave motherland in search of safety.

Former colonies

The Netherlands had a number of colonies --> the Dutch East Indies and Suriname and the Antilles.

Yet many inhabitants fled to the Netherlands because of

Power seizure by the army

Fear of oppression

Economic decline

Integration was fast because they already knew the Dutch

culture already knew. Indonesians easy, Surinamese

slightly more difficult because of dissatisfaction with independence

NL migration country

• Guest workers: 1960-1980 arrival of thousands of guest workers.
• Coming from around Mediterranean Sea.
• Reason: economic growth in the Netherlands
• --> shortage of labour in industry and 
• agricultural sector.  
• Temporary work: then back to mother country. 
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Integration

• Originally guest workers were supposed to go back to country of origin
• No attempt made to integrate or learn Dutch language
• When it turned out that families also came to the Netherlands, this had to change (family reunification)
• Integration process started

NL migration country

• Arrival in Europe/Netherlands: Asylum application.
• Asylum is only given to refugees at risk in their own country. Think war, natural disasters, dictatorship.
• People fleeing for economic reasons cannot apply for asylum and have no right to stay.

Tensions in society

• Attacks around the world increased fear towards Muslims.
• PVV gave voice to this fear and openly campaigned against the multicultural society from 2004 onwards
• Also makes people less likely to integrate
• Tensions often run high and sometimes violate the constitution

Goals

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

How the integration of migrants from former colonies went in the Netherlands

What migrant workers came to the Netherlands and how their integration went

Which asylum seekers came to the Netherlands

What caused tensions in the multicultural society

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