Protecting whistle-blowers in the public service a global survey of whistle-blowing laws applicable to the public service sector

Roche, Maximilien,

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: whistleblowing; legislation; public service; survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 online resource (61 p.) pages
Date: 2025
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