The differences between ethnic groups on the labour market

The Netherlands has become a multicultural society since fifty years (Groenendijk, 2011). In those years different non-western populations have entered the Netherlands hoping for a better future (Entzinger, 1975). People from for example Suriname, Turkey, Morocco and the Dutch Antilles have come to Holland for also different reasons. Fifty years later the most populations are still in the Netherlands. They have built their lives and started new families. Their children, who are born and raised in the Netherlands, went to the Dutch schools and are now working on their own career. Most of them also got children, what makes those children the third generation (Alba, Logan, Lutz & Stults, 2002). After all those years in the Netherlands the third generation could be considered as a full Dutch citizen. These populations had to adapt themselves for years to have a life like someone with a Dutch origin. It is interesting to see how these groups are integrated over the years.