particularly relevant for commitments made in this area.
The data on foreign employees as the share of the total
number of persons employed––and the associated
compensation––are likely to throw light on the
implementation and real impact of GATS commitments.
In particular, it would be very useful if those foreign
employees who are engaged on short- or fixed-term
contracts and those who are border workers on any type
of contract could be identified separately. The measure
of compensation may provide a reasonably good
approximation of the importance of foreign expertise in
the delivery of services to the host economy, in
