I 1985 vedtog Rådet en henstilling, der sigtede mod at ulandsfrivillige samt deres familiemedlemmer bør nyde social beskyttelse på samme niveau som personer, der udfører lignende arbejde i det lande, de udsendes fra.
In that year, 1985, the Council approved a recommendation aimed at ensuring that the volunteers and their families had a level of social protection at least similar to that existing in the country of origin for similar occupations.