ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the history of human migration primarily in the European region, but also with an eye on Asia, starting at the beginning of the Cold War era with the goal of identifying regional characteristics as well as global commonalities of this migration during the Cold War era. France took in large numbers of guest workers from Spain and Portugal. Human migration in Western Europe was also promoted by macro socio-political changes resulting from European integration. The Oil Shock of 1973 became a turning point for labour migration to Western Europe. France and Germany stopped taking in foreign workers in order to protect their own economies and the employment of French and German citizens. The Oil Shock of 1973 became a turning point for labour migration to Western Europe. France and Germany stopped taking in foreign workers in order to protect their own economies and the employment of French and German citizens.
