WIN Member, the
Government Accountability Project have published an issue brief titled
Raising Voices, Protecting Lives: Whistleblowers at the Intersection of Oversight Failures in the Immigration System and Food Production Industry on the 21st of September 2023.
The Government Accountability Project, through its substantial
immigration and
food integrity campaigns have represented numerous whistleblowers who have reported serious wrongdoing, including exploitation of migrant children as well worrying dangers to workers, and consumers, within the meat and poultry industry.
In a press release issued today, the Government Accountability Project stated:
"This issue brief offers a unique perspective that highlights the oversight gaps whistleblowers have brought to light in the immigration and food production systems, along with weaknesses in legal protections for whistleblowers, which together converge to create situations ripe for serious dangers—including the exploitation of immigrant youth. The brief additionally offers solutions which include strengthening whistleblower protections and corporate oversight, as well as reframing immigration policy."