Protecting whistle-blowers in the public service: A global survey of whistle-blowing laws applicable to the public service sector
Authored by: Maximilien Roche
Published by: International Labour Organisation
Publication Date: 13 February 2025
About: This paper provides an analysis of national laws relevant to whistle-blowers in the public sector across 67 ILO Member States. It studies each national law through a selection of indicators derived from reference frameworks and guidance by inter-governmental organizations (e.g. UNODC, OECD) and global civil society organizations (e.g. Transparency International, the International Bar Association).
It aims at drawing a picture of each studied member state’s approach to specific questions, such as which public sector employees should benefit from a statutory whistle-blower protection, under which conditions and what such protection entails.
The study concludes by observing that although enacting national laws protecting whistle-blowers is a relatively recent trend, such laws present a broad diversity of approaches which contrasts with the relative consistency of institutional recommendations.
Languages: English
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