Judgment No. 1875
Decision
1. The ILO shall pay the complainant 20,000 United States dollars in damages.
2. The ILO shall pay him 2,000 dollars in costs.
Consideration 32
Extract:
"An international organisation is liable for the material and moral damages resulting from the injury caused to a staff member by his superior (acting in the course of his duties and not in a private capacity) by treatment that is an affront to the staff member's personal and professional dignity (Judgment 1609 [...]); and for victimisation consequent upon improper treatment (Judgment 1376 [...]). A staff member is entitled to have his good name vindicated by the organisation when a superior makes false allegations against him and to redress for the harm caused ([see] Judgment[s] 1340 [and] 1344 [...]). When a third party makes false allegations against a staff member, the organisation should communicate its view that the allegations are without foundation (Judgment 1376 [...])."
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 1340, 1344, 1376, 1609
Keywords
injury; liability; material injury; moral injury; burden of proof; organisation's duties; respect for dignity; supervisor; misuse of authority; compensation; material damages; abuse of power
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