Trade Unions
TUAC
provides an interface between
labour unions and the OECD. TUAC's affiliates consist of over 56 national trade
union centres in 30 OECD industrialised countries, which together represent some
70 million workers.
ITUC is the main international
trade union body, with 307 affiliated members in 154 countries and a total membership of 168
million.
PSI unites public sector workers
in around 600 trade unions in about 145 countries, representing over 20 million
members.
Global
Unions web site is jointly owned and
managed by the key international trade union organisations, including ITUC,
TUAC and PSI. The site provides a one-stop-shop for information on trade union news
and campaigns from around the world.
World
Trade Union Directory is a highly useful resource providing contact details
for trade unions around the world.
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Monitoring Multinationals
PSIRU monitors multinationals in water, energy, waste management and healthcare.
Corporate
Watch is a campaign group undertaking research on the structure of corporations.
CEO
Europe is a European-based research and campaign group which focuses on the
economic and political power of corporations and their lobby group.
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OECD
Anti-corruption Initiatives
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Research
and Resources
PSIRU
is a research
unit specialising in privatisation. Its work centres around its database, through which
it tracks privatisation and restructuring of public services across the world, with
a key focus on water, energy, waste management and healthcare. PSIRU produces a
range of policy reports and briefings. PSIRU has produced reports on
corruption and whistle blowing.
The
World Bank is undertaking research which seeks to establish - not
how states impact on firms - but rather how firms exert influence over the
state. Focusing on the transition economies, the research provides evidence of state
capture, illustrating that large corporations are shaping the policy-making,
regulatory and legal environments to their own advantage - and at the expense of
the rest of the economy.
The Corner
House is a campaigning and research NGO which aims to strengthen civil society.
The Corner House publishes briefings on a range of subjects including Export Credit
Agencies and Corruption.
Transparency
International (TI) is an anti-corruption NGO. TI has a secretariat located
in
Berlin and Chapters working in a large number of countries. The site provides a useful source of information on anti-corruption initiatives
and conferences as well as news.
ECA Watch, the
International NGO Campaign on Export Credit
Agencies, is campaigning to halt the 'race to the bottom'. It is turning the spotlight on Export
Credit Agencies (ECAs), so as to achieve an increase in the environmental and social standards of
projects that are under-written by tax payers support.
Association
for Accountancy and Business Affairs is an independent organisation devoted
to broadening public choice. It publishes articles aimed at advancing
alternative and critical analysis of public policy reform. Its section on auditors invites
you to share information on the 'scams'
of auditors.
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Support
for Whistle blowers
Australia:
Whistleblowers Australia (WBA) encourages self-help and mutual help and
campaigns on issues that affect the ability of people to speak out without fear
of reprisal.
South Africa: The
Open Democracy Advice Centre supports democracy in
South Africa by promoting access to information and providing support to
whistleblowers so as to build open and accountable public and private
institutions.
UK: Freedom to
Care was founded by whistle blowers and "promotes our ethical right as human
beings sharing one small planet to accountable behaviour from large
organisations - whether public or private".
UK:
Public Concern at Work is the leading
charity in the UK on public interest whistle blowing. It provides a range of
support services including: providing free advice and assistance to individuals
who are concerned about malpractice in the workplace; offering professional
training and support to employers and organisations; and influencing public
policy through research and campaigning.
USA:
Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a USA organisation which set
up in 1979 aims to protect the public interest and promote government and
corporate accountability by advancing occupational free speech, defending
whistle blowers and empowering citizen activists. GAP has produced a
Whistleblowers Survival Guide. In addition to supporting whistleblowers and
campaigning activities in the USA, GAP is also working internationally: e.g. it
is working with the Organisation of American States (OAS), in the context of the
Inter-American Convention Against Corruption to develop and implement
whistleblower protection legislation in five Central American nations.
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Business
Business Anti-corruption
Portal: aims to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
in avoiding and fighting corruption and creating a better business environment.
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