Head of WIPO staff association fired in retaliation for whistleblowing
Some 10 days ago the Chairman of the Staff Union at WIPO was suspended without pay. Last Friday 19 September he was summarily dismissed in retaliation for whistleblowing.
For background information, see the article of IP Watchdog, Will Scandal Cost Francis Gurry a Second Term at WIPO?. Needless to say, Mr Gurry was nevertheless re-elected.
Please find a statement of the person concerned and his letter of defence. More information can be found in this article of the UNOG Staff Cooordinating Council.Staff unions of the UN system around the world wrote a letter of support.
The parallels with the EPO are striking. SUEPO is doing what it can to support our colleague at WIPO. In the mean-time we will continue our efforts to introduce some measure of accountability for Heads of International Organisations.