Bank fails to protect whistleblowers (Bretton Woods Project)

Bank fails to protect whistleblowers

Following a comprehensive assessment by the Government Accountability Project serious deficiencies have been uncovered at the World Bank in terms of its whistleblower protection policies. The assessment findings, published in the report Challenging the Culture of Secrecy and in an on-line score card, demonstrated that the World Bank and three other Multi-lateral Development Banks have substantial deficiencies in their policies and do not have reliably safe channels for whistleblowers to expose corruption. Based on a 24-point check list, the Bank scored 60 out of a total of 100 possible points.

Whistleblower standards pressure Bank News|Bretton Woods Project|23 January 2006|update 49|url
The UN issued a new standard of whistleblower protection in late December which signals a new direction for the Bank. read article...
World Bank disclosure: disappointing progress News|Bretton Woods Project|10 April 2005|update 45|url
In early March the World Bank board approved an updated disclosure policy, bringing to a disappointing end a secretive two-year long review. read article...
Estándares sobre denunciantes internos presionan al Banco News|Bretton Woods Project|20 February 2006|update 49|url
La ONU emitió un "nuevo estándar sobre denunciantes internos" a finales de diciembre de 2005, lo que indica una dirección nueva para el Banco Mundial. read article...
Bank whistleblower policy a "cardboard shield" News|Bretton Woods Project|17 June 2008|update 61|url
US NGO Government Accountability Project (GAP) has applauded the World Bank's new policy on whistleblower protection, but expressed disappointment over the failure to ensure two "crucial" protections. read article...