Put simply – public sector corruption is about so much more than missing money. Others include human trafficking, child mortality, poor education standards, environmental destruction and terrorism. It’s just one example of the devastation fuelled by corruption. Like all exploitation, child labour remains a sad reality in environments where citizens are trapped in poverty and corrupt officials can be paid off. Unofficially a bribe paid to the right official can mean exceptions are made. Officially child labour is illegal in Bangladesh. Instead of going to school, she spends her days sorting bottles at a recycling factory. She lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh – one of 114 countries that scores below 50 out of 100 in our 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index, indicating serious levels of public sector corruption.
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