Though this new standard aims at protecting workers from biological hazards, we highlight this outcome, in particular, because the Convention mandates in article 6 for the implementation of reporting mechanisms to address any breach of national laws and regulations related to exposure to biological hazards, while ensuring whistleblowers who report such breaches are protected from retaliation.
This was possible through the tireless work of many workers, employers and government representatives participating in the standard-setting Committee tasked with drafting and negotiating the Convention, including PSI staff and affiliates, who championed its inclusion and fiercely defended it against attempts to weaken the draft Convention.
With Convention No. 192 as its latest addition, the ILO now has six instruments dedicated to anti-corruption and whistleblower protection measures
This new step towards the protection of whistleblowers indicates the growing understanding and awareness about the vital role they play – for instance, in safeguarding, like in the case of the new ILO Convention, workers’ health and safety.
Convention No. 192 is the latest ILO instrument calling for measures to promote anti-corruption efforts and/or that require the protection of whistleblowers. It joins 5 previously adopted ILO instruments, making it the 6th – one Convention, two Recommendations, one International Labour Conference Resolution, and two Guidelines – that call for similar measures.
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