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The Bottom Line: Whistleblowing is for the birds. Anonymous whistleblowing may be the safest way forward.
Explanation: Nearly all stories about whistleblowers end sadly. Severe reprisals cause untold damage. Job loss, career loss, financial ruin, marriage breakdown, prison, exile, suicide, ill health and death. And the corrupt are whitewashed, promoted and honoured.
Whistleblowing must be done with great care, preferably anonymously. The corrupt must be challenged, but it must be done as effectively as possible and without great cost to the whistleblower. If at all possible only blow the whistle anonymously. Some feel that Journalists have a very poor track record and are only interested in 'the big scoop', but anonymous whistleblowing to a journalist is the best of all the poor options.
The Corollary: If a whistleblower has suffered greatly then the whistleblower's tormentor must be corrupt.
Our heart goes out to: All those who learned the truth above AFTER they blew the whistle personally (intentionally or accidentally while doing their job).
Anonymous whistleblowing. Not well covered elsewhere
Freedom of the Press page on Encryption (Anonymous Whistleblowing).
More Anonymous Whistleblowing
TOR and PGP
International Drop-box and local drop boxes
Julian Assange's Guide to Whistleblowing
21 Ways To Skin A Whistleblower
The importance of not being seen
Whistleblowing is for the birds
Online Privacy and Wellbeing
Neither TOR nor any other technique will protect criminal activity
Making Contact Securely
Reprisals for whistleblowing include the behaviours of bullying and mobbing:
Tim Field. One of the first authors on bullying. It is not generally recognised that reprisals against whistleblowers and bullying are infact identical behaviours. Unfortunately his site is no longer available.
Leymann published about bullying in the workplace in Europe. His original site explained mobbing, which is bullying by a number of people. The behaviour is seen in animals and birds when they collaborate to repel preditors, but sometimes an animal is just picked on by the others. The latter is described in chickens, and relocation of the victim is often needed. In the workplace colleagues may band together against a whistleblower because they sense the whistleblower is 'on the nose' with management, and it is an oportunity to advance their careers.
Kennith Westhues excellent site on Mobbing. (No longer available) About academic bullying and mobbing. He also published a book.
Further information on mobbing by Westhues
http://www.mobbingportal.com/westhuk.html
An ebook by Dr Janice Harper on surviving mobbing; examining mobbing behavior in animals.
Mobbed! Surviving Adult Bullying and Mobbing Now links to a different but similar book by JH.
More about Mobbing by Westhues
http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/~kwesthue/unkindlyart.htm
Linda Shallcross's 2008 article on Workplace Bullying (Worklace Mobbing).
www.researchgate.net/publication/29468998_Workplace_MobbingExperiences_in_the_Public_Sector
The Whistleblowers Australia Newsletter Jan 2012
www.bmartin.cc/dissent/contacts/au_wba/whistle201201.pdf
Information for whistleblowers and journalists who interact with them
helpmeinvestigate.com/health/?s=whistleblower&submit=Search
Steven Bolsin and Rita Pal speak out about whistleblowing in the UK
https://skydrive.live.com
Bullying of teachers in the NT. Naughty but funny disclosure of serious corruption
https://cardfightback.wordpress.com/
John Mc Philbin's site: Workplace Bullying - A Guide for Employees
Currently NOT updated.
http://aworkcovervictimsdiary.com/resources/workplace-bullying-guide-for-employees/
Bullying at Newcastle University, Australia
http://stop-b-uon.blogspot.com.au/
Ozloop is NOT currently available.
Bullying in the Australian Public Service (Ozloop)
The links page on the Ozloop site
Women Whistleblowers
http://www.whistleblowingwomen.com/
Whistleblowing and reprisals in Queensland Health
http://www.whistleblowingwomen.com/qldhealthnurses.htm
Whistleblower Australia: Bullying and Reprisals in NSW Health
http://whistlebloweraustralia.wordpress.com/2011/05/
Deborah Locke blew the whistle on corruption in NSW Police
http://www.deborahlocke.com.au/
Whistleblower protecting our old people
http://whistleblowerssupportgroup.blogspot.com.au/
Workplace Bullying
http://www.management-issues.com/opinion/6235/workplace-bullying-a-global-overview/
Bullying vs Mobbing
http://www.beyondbullying.com.au/announcements/bullying-vs-mobbing-january-2009
Workplace Psychopaths explained
inside-the-mind-of-a-workplace-sociopath
An insight into the psychology of bullying and mobbing from experimental datahttp://speakingoutaboutinjustice.weebly.com/
Anti-bullying Information nobullying.com
The Tarnow Mordi Scandal. Click here.patientcomplaintdhcftdotcom.wordpress.com/
Definition of Bullying (and Mobbing).
Videos about workplace bullying and mobbing
Helpful site if you are being bullied on social media and Bully Blast to stop social media bullies.
Whistleblowing in the National Health System, UK.
from Medical Harm
http://medicalharm.org/uncategorized/the-full-21-ways-to-skin-a-whistleblower/
A Patient finds her complaint about her treatment in the NHS leads to reprisals and coverup. The NHS uses bogus expert witnesses like Dr Mike Drayton and Prof Daniel T Wilcox to blindside patients who complain. https://patientcomplaintdhcftdotcom.wordpress.com/
Whistleblower's Handbook (USA). Excellent advice on the practice of, and law on, whistleblowing in the US. Covers whistleblower protection too.
http://www.whistleblowers.org
Brian Martin's Whistleblower's Handbook for whistleblowers outside the US. Download the whole manaual as a pdf.http://www.uow.edu.au/~bmartin/pubs/99wh.pdf
Other material by Brian Martin.
http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/supp.html
Surveillance protection and anonymity (EFF is a great site).
https://www.eff.org/wp/surveillance-self-defense-international
A paper on whistleblowing in the UK by Bolsin, Pal et al:
http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/104/7/278
Speaking out about Injustice
http://speakingoutaboutinjustice.weebly.com
The WikiLeaks site
WikiLeaks
Julian Assange's Guide for Whistleblowers
http://www.tcij.org/node/502
Worker's Compensation Benefits Guide (NSW). April 2013
http://www.injuredworkerssupport.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Workers-compensation-benefits-guide-April-2013.pdf
Remember: Human Resources (HR) is not your friend
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-shadiest-tactic-youve-witnessed-HR-use-at-your-job
Tweeting guide for activists
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/abraham-greenhouse/activists-guide-live-tweeting
Generally: Even if you or several others blow the whistle it often will not make the slightest difference. Regulators have a relationship, or are 'owned' by the corrupt. Unions and whistleblower groups do not have the finances to run cases in the courts - but do offer advice and support. Media is only interested in sensational cases. Take this Not for Profit organisation for example. You have to understand that nothing will change.
North West Disability Service (sic)
For Help
Contact Whistleblowers Australia For advice and support.
Fighting for Workers Comp? (Actually you are fighting HR, employer and employer's insurer). Try:
Injured workers support group. "Our Mission is to assist and support workers who have sustained work related injuries, illness and disabilities"
http://www.injuredworkerssupport.org.au/
For Emergency information : (02) 9749 7566
A Workcover Victims 'Help' page. Post your question there.
http://aworkcovervictimsdiary.com/need-help/
Support for whistleblowers in Australia. Whistleblowers Australia.
http://www.whistleblowers.org.au/contact.html
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