International activities

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In the age of globalization, cross-border issues are gaining importance for statutory accident insurance systems. The DGUV as the umbrella organization of German accident insurance institutions is therefore increasingly involved in international affairs. At the centre of our work are all matters relating to the temporary or long-term relocation of employees to other countries, for example employees being posted abroad or changes in residence.

However, the DGUV´s international activities extend well beyond this. Together with international social protection- and OSH-organizations and with accident insurances in numerous countries, it promotes the exchange of experience and good practices on an international level and the establishment of common standards. The objective is the improvement of social security and occupational safety and health – both in Germany and abroad.


News on International Activities

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Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the DGUV and the ILO
Together with the ILO, DGUV has agreed to strengthen the joint cooperation, particularly in the Vision Zero Fund projects. The fund was initiated 2015 by the G7 countries under the German presidency and is managed by the ILO. The donor countries ...

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Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2023
From 1 July to 31 December 2023, Spain is taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Spain forms part of the so-called “trio presidency”, along with Belgium and Hungary, who will hold the presidency in 2024. The full 18-month ...

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Study visit from Korea on accident insurance for artists
At the end of May 2023, a delegation from the South Korean Workers' Compensation Insurance and Welfare Service COMWEL visited the VBG in Hamburg with the aim of obtaining information on how artists in Germany are insured against accidents. The ...

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Agreement signed with Chinese partners
On Monday, January 24, 2022, the National Health Commission of China and the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) signed an agreement on the development of new methods for data collection in the field of work-related health hazards. The ...

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DGUV and China expand their cooperation
At the beginning of January 2021, the DGUV began implementing an OSH project in China after the project had to be postponed for several months due to the Corona pandemic. The project is funded by the Commission of the European Union. With travel ...

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Prolongation of the cooperation agreement with Socieux+
After four years of close cooperation, DGUV and Socieux+ extended on 16 December 2020 their cooperation for another four years. Socieux+ is a European initiative that facilitates the exchange of knowledge and experience between European experts and ...

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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit)
Following ratification of the exit agreement negotiated between Brussels and London, the United Kingdom will leave the EU at midnight (Brussels local time) on 31 January 2020.

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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland today declared its intention to withdraw from the European Union (EU). European social legislation with respect to the United Kingdom nevertheless remains fully in force until the withdrawal has taken effect at the end of the transitional phase, which will normally last for two years.

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The foreign liaison body
The European regulations governing social security for migrant workers [EEC Regulations Nos. 883/2004 and 987/2009] and the bilateral social security agreements reached between Germany and other countries make provision for liaison bodys and ...

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International co-operation
The DGUV cooperates with numerous national and international institutions in enhancing social security and work safety standards throughout the world. The DGUV offers advice to various governments on creating and reforming their accident insurance ...

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Information for foreign companies
Are employees working for me in Germany covered by the German accident insurance scheme? Employees in Germany are compulsorily insured by the statutory accident insurance institutions. This principle also applies when your company is located abroad and has no registered office or branch office in Germany.

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International social law
International social law addresses issues concerning supranational and intergovernmental law. On the one hand, such issues concern bilateral and multilateral cooperation between countries in the context of social insurance agreements throughout the ...

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European representation
As European integration progresses systematically, statutory accident insurance systems are also taking on a wider economic, legal and strategic scope within Europe. It is therefore important to be well informed of the processes at work in Brussels ...

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Successful Annual Conference of the European Forum for Accident Insurance under German Presidency from 15 - 17 June 2021
From June 15-17, 2021, the DGUV hosted the annual conference of the European Forum for Accident Insurance under the motto "The future is now: Advancing Accident Insurance in Europe." The virtual event was the highlight of DGUV's 2-year presidency ...

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Delegation visit of representatives of the Social Security Institution in Turkey on the topic of occupational rehabilitation
At the beginning of November 2021, a delegation from the Turkish Social Security Institution SGK visited Germany to learn about the benefits of reintegration measures in the workplace after an occupational accident. With the support of BG ETEM, a ...