In order to encourage more individuals to come forward and whistleblow, there must be several changes made to the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, for it to have meaning for the public to have confidence in the system.
C4 Center is leading a campaign on Whistleblower protection and one of the activity is national consultation to propose the necessary amendments to the act, in collaboration with the Governance, Integrity, Anti-Corruption Center (GIACC) and Law Department in the Prime Minister Department (BHEUU).
A first round table Webinar (Series 1) was held on November 6, 2020 entitled: Whistleblowers Vital to Break the Chain of Corruption. Is There Protection?
It was attended by 180 participants from both the public and private sector. This was an outstanding number, the discussion were rich in content and analysis. It was also captured by a few media. More engagement sessions will be held in 2021.
Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed, Director General of GIACC (National Governance, Integrity, Anti-Corruption Center) gave the keynote address. 
Dr Punitha Silivarajoo, Director for Research and Policy, The Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU), Prime Minister’s Department presented the Context and Plan by the Federal Government. 
Datuk Izani Wan Ishak, Asst Director (Investigation Unit), MACC spoke on the Experience and Reality
Panel sessions:
- Mr Christopher Leong, Former Bar Council Chairman
- Mr John Chung, Compliance Counsel, Intel Asia Region
- Mr R. Nadeswaran a.k.a Citizen Nades , Senior Investigative Journalist
- Mr Sudhagaran Stanley, C4 Center (moderator)
Recording of the webinar is also available on our YouTube channel @C4Center.