The Fatal Price of Corruption in Construction
When public oversight fails, concrete becomes a coffin.
A tragic skyscraper collapse in Bangkok has once again revealed a haunting truth: corruption in the construction sector is not a policy failure—it is a public threat.
In this commentary, we examine how construction corruption endangers lives, erodes public trust, and exposes the consequences of weak oversight and impunity. Governments often act only after disaster strikes—when innocent lives are lost and accountability becomes too late to matter.
This piece calls for urgent reform: national anti-corruption strategies must prioritize prevention in high-risk sectors like construction, and public officials must face consequences when their silence or complicity costs human lives.
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It happens all over the world. That is why it is a must to have independent reviews of the design, testing of materials delivered to the site and 3rd party oversight of construction methods. This investment will add less than 0.15% to the cost of the building. Government inspectors can be and are often bought or bribed to look the other way.