On 18 February 2025, State Secretary Dr Rolf Schmachtenberg welcomed Fabrizio Bucci, Italy’s new ambassador to Germany, at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

For the first time, the Federal Government has adopted a national strategy to prevent and combat labour exploitation and forced labour.

On 17 January 2025, State Secretary Lilian Tschan welcomed the Cambodian Minister of Labour, Sour Heng, and his delegation to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

State Secretary Lilian Tschan welcomed Dr. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on 18 December 2024.

State Secretary Lilian Tschan welcomed Ajit Gupte, India’s new ambassador, for talks at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on 13 December 2024.

For the first time, the European Commission's annual meeting with EGF contact persons from the 27 Member States of the European Union took place in Germany.

On 5 December 2024, Dr Carsten Stender, Director-General for European and International Employment and Social Policy, welcomed his Chinese counterpart Mr JIANG Wei, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MoHRSS), and his delegation at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

On 2 December, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil welcomed his Turkish counterpart, Minister of Labour and Social Security Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan, to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

Germany’s Social Affairs Minister Hubertus Heil opened the European Regional Disability Summit in Berlin

On 20 November 2024, State Secretary Lilian Tschan welcomed Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Social Policy, Daryna Marchak, to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Their discussions focused on pensions, the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market and policies for longer healthy working lives.