Compliance and Anti-corruption

JICA, as an organization that is responsible for Japan's ODA, places a high degree of importance on compliance in executing its missions with the aim of meeting the expectations of Japanese citizens, as well as earning the trust and meeting the needs of the international community. JICA adheres strictly to all domestic and overseas laws, regulations and rules while bearing social norms in mind.

All JICA officers/employees are committed to doing our utmost not only to comply with the relevant laws and regulations as well as JICA's internal rules, but also to perform our operations with pride supported by professional ethics and self-discipline.

Reaching out of the organization, JICA is also committed to promoting compliance among its implementing partners, as they play important roles in earning and maintaining public trust regarding Japan's ODA. The document "Guidelines on Ethical Conduct for JICA's Implementing Partners" describes standards of behavior expected of individuals and organizations that hold contracts with JICA to undertake projects or activities on behalf of JICA.

・What act can be reported: Any act by JICA or its staff that violates, or is likely to violate, any of the laws or regulations applicable to JICA and JICA's internal rules can be reported as a Whistleblower Report.
・Who can become a whistleblower:
-JICA officials and employees (Board Members, Advisors to the President, Consultant to the President, Vice President, Chief Digital Officer as well as employees, part-time workers, and other persons engaged in work under the command and control of JICA, regardless of their title (including dispatched staff))
-Experts, volunteers, and other persons engaged in JICA work based on a contract with JICA
-Officials and employees of JICA's contracted parties, or dispatched staffs to the said contracted parties, who are engaged in work based on the said contract
-Persons who held any of the above positions within one year prior to the date of the whistleblowing
Whistleblowing system - JICA

・What act can be reported: Any act by JICA (including officers and employees who are engaged in JICA's business) that violates or may violate laws and regulations can be reported.
・Who can become a whistleblower: Persons other than those who can utilize Whistleblower Reports (Internal whistleblowing) written above

As the international community makes a concerted effort to end SEAH, JICA is reinforcing its policies and procedures, including a zero-tolerance stance toward SEAH.
Ending Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment ｜ About JICA - JICA
JICA encourages victims/survivors and witnesses to report allegations of SEAH incidents that occur in JICA projects. Reports on bullying incidents are also accepted. Please send your concerns to the following e-mail address using the form below.

Report SEAH (e-mail): report_misconduct@jica.go.jp

Reporting Form (Word/22.3KB)

Received information will be used only as required for investigation, response actions, and prevention efforts. JICA will maintain confidentiality and, in principle, will not disclose received information to third parties. Should it become necessary to share information with a third party for investigation purposes, JICA will seek agreement from the victim/survivor. Anonymous reporting is acceptable. However, if the perpetrator and/or the victim remains unidentified, investigation outcomes and response actions may be limited.

JICA carries out various preventive measures against fraud and corruption in Japan's ODA projects by closely cooperating with not only the Japanese Government but also partner countries' governments, executing agencies, and companies.

JICA Anti-Corruption Guidance explains the definition of fraud and corruption, JICA's measures against fraud and corruption, required actions by partner countries' governments, executing agencies, and companies. This guidance is distributed to ODA project related people and requests thoroughgoing implementation of measures against fraud.

Anti-Corruption Policy Guide is a brochure in order to disseminate the anti-corruption policy of MOFA and JICA. When encountering any fraudulent and corrupt offer or request, those who participate in ODA projects are expected to show this policy guide and refuse that firmly. JICA distribute this policy guide for contract counterparties as well as replication is permitted with the electric data below.

As a means to respond to fraud and corruption that occur in relation to ODA implemented by JICA, JICA has established rules to impose certain measures against persons or entities who have engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices ("Measures"). Under the Measures, in the case where a person or an entity is found to have engaged in fraud and corruption in connection with an ODA-related contract, that ODA-related contract will lose its eligibility for ODA support or funding, and the person or the entity will not be eligible to participate in any tender for ODA-related contracts for a certain period of time to be determined by JICA.

The Rules on Measures and a list of the past cases of the Measures can be found on the following pages.

(*The Measures against fraudulent practices implemented on and before September 30, 2018 shall be applied based on the above rules.)

(*The Measures against fraudulent practices implemented on and after October 1, 2018 shall be applied based on the above rules.)

(*The Measures against fraudulent practices implemented on and before September 30, 2018 shall be applied based on the above rules.)

(*The Measures against fraudulent practices implemented on and after October 1, 2018 shall be applied based on the above rules.)

JICA provides a consultation service for information related to fraud and corruption in Japan's ODA projects. JICA has established a section in charge of anti-corruption within JICA to respond to information on fraud and corruption with the participation of external experts (lawyers and certified public accountants).
The information you submit will be strictly protected, and personal information will never be disclosed to the public. However, depending on contents of the consultation, we may have to share the provided information with relevant departments within JICA or with the Japanese government, or use the information when conferring with the partner government concerned. Informant protection is a condition for such information sharing, and you will not experience disadvantage for it.