Occupational health 2012, para. 26
Paragraph- Paragraph text
- States must also not interfere, through its laws and policies or the acts of its officials, with communication and interactions amongst workers and between workers and the civil society regarding occupational health concerns. States must further facilitate the transmission of information pertaining to occupational health from affected workers directly to State officials. This may take the form of a complaint mechanism or a forum in which affected workers engage directly with relevant State officials or bodies in order to address violations of the right to occupational health. In some cases, these communications are barred by non-disclosure laws and mandatory contractual provisions between workers and their employers. States should ensure whistle-blower provisions or similar protections that supersede contractual obligations are in place to allow workers to disclose information regarding their occupational health publicly and directly to the State without fear of reprisal.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Health, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/20/15, para. 26.
- Paragraph number
- 26
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