11 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2016/2224(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the role of whistle-blowers ishould be to help in deterring and preventing wrongdoing and corruption, thus contributing to the promotion of the rule ofcompliance with the law, transparency and democratic accountability;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas recent mass leaks revealing corruption, such as the Panama Papers affair or the avoidance of rules on labour law leading in certain cases to precarious employment, confirmhave highlighted the importanceact of the role played by whistle- blowers in defending the public interest;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas concerns have often been raised that whistle-blowers could face hostility and exclusion at their place of work, rather than being viewed positively;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas corruption is a very deep- seated problem in many Member States, and in some lies at the root of a fully- fledged informal economy;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the existence of an informal economy means that many Europeans engage in undeclared work and are therefore deprived of social security cover;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the corruption that is at the root of undeclared work places an extremely heavy strain on European social welfare systems;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for actioRecommends that action should be taken to change the public perception of whistle-blowers by highlighting their positive role as an early warning mechanism to prevent abuses and corruption and to enable public scrutiny of state action;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for measures to protect workers who detect and report wrongdoings in the field of unemploymentRecommends that preventive measures should be taken under labour law to protect workers who detect and report wrongdoings, which run counter to the best interests of society;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the dangers of excluding whistle-blowing workers from career progression and of retaliation by colleagues at their workplace even though the whistle-blowers acted in the public interest, and the dampening effect this has on those who may come across wrongdoing;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of devising legal instruments to ban any form of retaliation, whether this be active dismissal or passive measures such as the blocking of promotion;