During the preparation of this book, the ILO Conventions entitled Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise (No. 87), Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining (No. 98), Workers' Representatives (No. 135), Labour Relations (Public Service) (No. 151) and Collective Bargaining (No. 154) were revievved, the ILO Committee of Experts' reports and the Committee on Freedom of Association' resolutions were considered and it was identified how the adjustments in such conventions were interpreted by the ILO.

As such, the Directive 2009/3 8/EC on the Establishment of a European VVorks Council for the Purposes of Informing and Consulting Employees, Directive 2002/14/EC on Establishing a General Framevvork for Informing and Consulting Employees in the European Community and Council Directive 2001/86/EC on supplementing the Statute for a European company with regard to the involvement of employees and especially European Union progress reports were considered. in the European Union Progress Reports, especially Chapter 19: Social Policy and Employment and the legislation of our country were compared and also human rights, freedom of expression, freedom of association, labour rights and trade unions chapters were reviewed.