<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Local staff employed at Commission offices in the Member States complain that, from the legal and economic point of view, they are not treated in the same way as Commission officials, even though they perform the same tasks and have the same qualifications.  Local staff do the same work for the same time and under the same arrangements as officials. That notwithstanding, salary levels, treatment for social security purposes, and terms of contract are subject to two different systems of rules (one example being the rules governing the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, which covers officials only).  Such distinctions enable the Commission to cut costs but manifestly violate the principle of equal treatment within the Community's institutional machinery.  Bearing in mind that standard contracts for local staff are in the process of being revised, does not the Commission believe that such staff at least need to be paid the same emoluments and salary as officials performing the same tasks, so as to avert the kind of discrimination referred to above?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [5]. </s>
Local staff employed at Commission offices in the Member States complain that, from the legal and economic point of view, they are not treated in the same way as Commission officials, even though they perform the same tasks and have the same qualifications.  Local staff do the same work for the same time and under the same arrangements as officials. That notwithstanding, salary levels, treatment for social security purposes, and terms of contract are subject to two different systems of rules (one example being the rules governing the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, which covers officials only).  Such distinctions enable the Commission to cut costs but manifestly violate the principle of equal treatment within the Community's institutional machinery.  Bearing in mind that standard contracts for local staff are in the process of being revised, does not the Commission believe that such staff at least need to be paid the same emoluments and salary as officials performing the same tasks, so as to avert the kind of discrimination referred to above?