Transparency Int'l: WhistleBlowers Not Protected In Greece - Noooo... Really?

Transparency International (credit: Wikipedia)

This next bit of news is no surprise to us here at HellasFrappe for all the obvious reasons. According to a new report from Transparency International Greece is among countries with little or no protection for whistleblowers. The TI report says Legislation to protect "whistleblowers" revealing incidents of corruption and graft in their workplace is woefully inadequate in Greece and several other European countries.

In its "Whistleblowing in Europe" report, Transparency International points out that most EU countries are unable to offer adequate legal protection to those reporting incidents of corruption, who are faced with reprisals that include losing their jobs.

Some countries offer partial protection, while Greece is among seven countries where laws to protect whistleblowers are either nonexistent or very inadequate. In Greece, specifically, there is disagreement on whether laws relating to such issues have ever been implemented, while political will to deal with the shortcomings is described as weak or non-existent, in spite of repeated financial and political scandals.

(Noooooo..... really?)

The figures for Greece are based on a survey carried out by the Greek section of Transparency International and an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report.

Only four countries - Luxembourg, Romania, Slovenia and the UK - are described as having adequate legislation to protect workers that reveal corruption.