Anti-corruption and integrity in the public sector
Whistleblower Protection
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The importance of whistleblower protection Encouraging employees to report wrongdoing ("or blow the whistle"), and protecting them when they do, is an important part of corruption prevention in both the public and private sectors. Employees are usually the first to recognise wrongdoing in the workplace, so empowering them to speak up without fear of reprisal can help authorities both detect and deter violations.
In the public sector, protecting whistleblowers can make it easier to detect passive bribery, the misuse of public funds, waste, fraud and other forms of corruption. In the private sector, it helps authorities identify cases of active bribery and other corrupt acts committed by companies, and also helps businesses prevent and detect bribery in commercial transactions. Whistleblower protection is thus essential to safeguarding the public interest and to promoting a culture of public accountability and integrity.
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CONTACT Frederic St Martin, OECD Public Sector Integrity Division | frederic.stmartin@oecd.org Leah Ambler, OECD Anti-Corruption Division l leah.ambler@oecd.org
THE ROLE OF WHISTLEBLOWERS AND WHISTLEBLOWER PORTECTION IN THE DETECTION OF FOREIGN BRIBERY This report, originally published in the OECD study on The Detection of Foreign Bribery, looks at the key role that whistleblowers and whistleblower protection can play in the detection of foreign bribery when legal frameworks and appropriate channels are in place to report alleged instances to law enforcement authorities.
ANTI-BRIBERY MINISTERIAL MEETING 16 March 2016 - This event featured a session on empowering whistleblowers and facilitating voluntary disclosure.
COMMITTING TO EFFECTIVE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION This report analyses whistleblower protection frameworks in OECD countries, identifies areas for reform and proposes next steps to strengthen effective and comprehensive whistleblower protection laws in both the public and private sectors. Highlights of the report (PDF) |
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INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and 2009 Recommendation OECD Recommendation on Improving Ethical Conduct in the Public Service United Nations Convention against Corruption Council of Europe Civil and Criminal Law Conventions on Corruption Inter-American Convention against Corruption African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption |
DOCUMENTS AND LINKS Resource Guide on Good Practices in the Protection of Reporting Persons (UNODC, 2015) Update on public and private whistleblower protection, OECD at CoSP6 in St Petersburg, 3 November 2015 OECD Seminar on revisiting whistleblower protection: From commitments to effective protection, Paris, 17 June 2014 G20 Study On Whistleblower Protection Frameworks: Compendium of Best Practices and Guiding Principles for Legislation (OECD, 2011) Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery (OECD-StAR, 2012) CleanGovBiz Toolkit on Whistleblower Protection (OECD, 2012) |
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