The emergence of dependent contractors challenges the existing institutions regarding social protection and labour regulation. This article aims at identifying the political narratives that explain the emergence of New Forms of Employment (NFE) and dependent contracting along with the policy solutions proposed by the social partners at the EU and international level. By analysing policy documents from the social partners through the lens of a qualitative version of the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), the authors indentify two distinct narratives – ‘devaluation of work’ and ‘entrepreneurship and flexibility’. The authors show how these rationales lead to various policy solutions and identify oppositions and possible compromise.

附属承包商的出现挑战了现有的社会保护和劳动监管制度。本文旨在确定解释新就业形式 (NFE) 和依赖合同出现的政治叙事，以及欧盟和国际层面的社会伙伴提出的政策解决方案。通过从定性版本的叙事政策框架 (NPF) 的角度分析来自社会伙伴的政策文件，作者确定了两种截然不同的叙事——“工作贬值”和“创业精神和灵活性”。作者展示了这些理由如何导致各种政策解决方案，并确定反对意见和可能的妥协。