25/09/24 (Agence Europe) – The General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Esther Lynch, wrote to the President-elect of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday 25 September, asking her to reinstate the title of ‘Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights’ in the title of the tasks proposed to the Romanian Roxana Mînzatu. The ETUC “is very concerned that, for the first time since the 1970s, there is no member of the College of Commissioners whose title refers specifically to labour and social affairs. Replacing ‘jobs and social rights’ with ‘people, skills and preparation’ downplays the importance of work and workers”. Ms Lynch also reiterates her expectations, between a directive on just transition in the world of work, a legal framework limiting subcontracting or the directive on the right to disconnect and the regulation of AI. (SP)