Rather it is a critical instrument in the fight against corruption and recognized by international law. This is why the UN requires all member states to create the necessary legal measures to protect whistleblowers.
Whistleblowing is an anti-corruption tool and an ethical act. Transparency International describes a whistleblower as a person who, “discloses information about corruption or other wrongdoing being committed in or by an organisation to individuals or entities believed to be able to effect action – the organisation itself, the relevant authorities, or the public.”
Across the world one can find in many countries laws that do not only protect whistleblowers, but also public institutions and private companies create their own whistleblowing policies and structures just to encourage whistleblowing. This is because in these institutions and companies they agree that whistleblowers perform an important service to the public and to the Government and companies themselves when they report evidence of wrongdoing.
In fact, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) states that,
“Encouraging employees to report wrongdoing and to protect them when they do, is essential for corruption prevention in both the public and private sectors. Employees are usually the first to recognise wrongdoing in the workplace. Empowering them to speak up without fear of reprisal can help authorities both detect and deter violations”
OECD maintains that whistleblower...
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