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

Roche, Maximilien
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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.
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2025-02
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9789220412916 (print)
9789220412923 (web PDF)
9789220412930 (epub)
9789220412954 (html)
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10.54394/xfjh2510
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International Labour Organization 2025
Attribution 4.0 International
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