The employment relationship. International Labour Conference, 95th Session, 2006, Report V (1).

This report is divided into three chapters as follows. Chapter I traces the evolution over the last decade of the discussions at the ILO on the employment relationship, including the discussions on contract labour in 1997 and 1998, the 2000 Meeting of Experts on Workers in Situations Needing Protection and the 2003 general discussion. It also summarizes the most pertinent issues identified by the 39 national studies conducted in 1999-2001. Chapter II provides an overview of trends and problems in regard to the manner in which the general aspects of the employment relationship are regulated in different countries. This is based on a comparative analysis of the relevant laws of more than 60 ILO member States; it elaborates on and supplements the information on law and practice provided in the report submitted for general discussion to the 91st Session of the International Labour Conference in 2003. Chapter III briefly introduces the rationale behind the questionnaire and outlines its structure and content.