Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu. File
Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on January 18 suggested all corporates to encourage whistle-blowing mechanism and provide adequate safeguards for the protection of whistle-blowers.
“I would like to suggest all corporates to consciously encourage whistle-blowing mechanism and provide adequate safeguards for the protection of the whistle- blowers,” he said.
Mr. Naidu, who was delivering the Convocation address at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), stressed on upholding the principles of transparency, integrity and honesty at all times and reflecting them in every business activity.
The modern day company secretary is a true guide of the corporates, protecting the interests of all stakeholders, and more importantly, ensuring adherence to the laws of the land in letter and spirit, he said.
the united nations, that we need to do more in training, prevention, detection, and prosecution. now, many aid workers have blown the whistles over the years, and they have all been chastised. i spoke to ambassador haley s office late last year and we recognize that we need at the international level a new independent whistleblowing mechanic civil. the secretary of state for international development in the united kingdom here agreed that the united kingdom will host a meeting in the first half of this year to create a new independent whistle-blowing mechanism. unfortunately she s no longer the secretary of state, there is a new secretary of state. so i m wondering, between the secretary of state for international development here in the uk, and ambassador haley s office in the united states, can we please create this new whistle-blowing mechanism so good aid workers can report on horrendous acts of both adult and child sexual abuse that is rife within the u.n. andrew, look, to the c