Portrait of an office worker at his desk.

Public service sector

Portrait of an office worker at his desk, Malawi. © Marcel Crozet / ILO

The State is the largest or the single most important employer in almost all countries. The public service personnel comprise persons employed by public authorities at central, regional and local levels and include both civil servants and public employees. Public authorities and public emergency services must provide high-quality services to their citizens and decent work for their workers. The optimal way to achieve sustainable national development and poverty alleviation is to promote good governance and transparency through effective social dialogue in the public service. The ILO assists governments in improving labour relations and to protect whistle-blowers in the public service.

Technical meeting on the protection of whistle-blowers in the public service sector

Technical meeting on the protection of whistle-blowers in the public service sector

The technical meeting discussed compelling issues concerning the protection of whistle-blowers in the public service. It had identified gaps, difficulties and opportunities in the application of the current whistle-blowers protection frameworks with the aim of adopting conclusions, including recommendations for future action by the International Labour Organization and its Members.

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Fire brigade
Guidelines on decent work in public emergency services

Guidelines on decent work in public emergency services

Guidelines adopted at the Meeting of Experts to adopt Guidelines on Decent Work in Public Emergency Services (Geneva, 16–20 April 2018)

Meetings

Technical meeting on the protection of whistle-blowers in the public service sector

Geneva, 26-30 September 2022

Technical meeting on the protection of whistle-blowers in the public service sector

Meeting of Experts to adopt Guidelines on Decent Work in Public Emergency Services

Geneva, 16-20 April 2018

Meeting of Experts to adopt Guidelines on Decent Work in Public Emergency Services

Global Dialogue Forum on Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the Public Service

Geneva, 2-3 April 2014

Global Dialogue Forum on Challenges to Collective Bargaining in the Public Service