<p>Agnes Jongerius was elected Member of the European Parliament for the Dutch Labour Party PvdA in 2014, and is head of the PvdA Euro delegation. She is spokesperson for the S&amp;D on Employment and Social Affairs and co-rapporteur for the ‘minimum wage directive’. <br />She is a substitute member on the INTA Committee and co-chair of the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions.  Before she was elected to the European Parliament, Agnes was president of the Dutch Trade Union Confederation (FNV). </p>