New Delhi (ABC Live): whistleblowers will be focus of two day UN Anti-Corruption Group 17th Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting will be convene in Nairobi, Kenya on 08 to 09 December 2015 and discuss whistleblowers.
Meeting will discuss the role of whistleblowers in the fight against corruption. In light of increasingly tougher enforcement of anti-corruption laws and regulations Organized in collaboration with worldwide, companies will need to increase efforts to implement mechanisms that can facilitate the reporting of corruption incidents and provide incentives for whistleblowers.
Whistleblowers often take on high personal risks. In many countries, whistleblowers remain burdened with negative stereotypes and derogatory labels such as “informer” and “snitch” preventing them from being recognized for taking personal risks to help the common good.
This session will (i) explore the value of whistleblower
(ii) how these contribute to tackle corruption
(iii) attitudes/perceptions towards ethics reporting hotlines.
A whistleblower (whistle-blower or whistle blower) is a person who exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, dishonest, or not correct within an organization that is either private or public. The information of alleged wrongdoing can be classified in many ways: violation of company policy/rules, law, regulation, or threat to public interest/national security, as well as fraud, and corruption. Those who become whistleblowers can choose to bring information or allegations to surface either internally or externally. Internally, a whistleblower can bring his/her accusations to the attention of other people within the accused organization. Externally, a whistleblower can bring allegations to light by contacting a third party outside of an accused organization. He/She can reach out to the media, government, law enforcement, or those who are concerned. Whistleblowers also face stiff reprisal/retaliation from those who are accused or alleged of wrongdoing.UN Anti-Corruption Group .
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