00:00European Commission Vice President Roxana Minzatou told Euronews' morning show Europe Today that European competitiveness doesn't have to come at the expense of workers' rights.
00:13As part of the EU's Social Europe agenda, Minzatou will unveil plans to upskill workers for current labour needs and the green and digital transitions.
00:23Minzatou addressed concerns that social rights have been traded off in the name of competitiveness.
00:31Competitiveness is absolutely essential for us to be able to deliver quality jobs, but we cannot, as Europe, I think, achieve competitiveness if we forego or if we lower the standards on employment.
00:43So we need to do this together, balancing the two.
00:46One topic that will be addressed by the legislation is the impact of AI systems on the workplace.
00:52Recent reporting by Euronews showed that one in four European workplaces uses algorithms and AI to make decisions that impact employees' working lives.
01:06Some jobs for sure will be transformed or will disappear and some will be functioning with AI assistants.
01:12Our concern is that where we will have AI as a boss, not only as an assistant, we need to create trustworthy environments.
01:20And trust for SMEs or for corporations and for workers to use and work with these systems.
01:28Workers of all ages, regions and sectors will need to strengthen their AI skills.
01:34But Minzatou stressed that the Commission's plan will avoid creating any burden or overlaps for European businesses.
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