The spouses and partners of gay and lesbian federal employees in foreign service are not afforded the same rights as legal spouses. (sciencemag.org)
However, as an example, many countries have excluded allowing free market access to foreign service providers in the areas of maritime transport, telecommunications and energy. (edc.trade)
It may also be that national policy makers want to tie foreign service providers to concessions in the field of the transfer of technology or employment. (religion-online.org)