Dignified employment or posturing: the double face of Veolia and Colevisa

Published on June 11, 2026 | Translated from Spanish

While Veolia and Colevisa make headlines with speeches about employment as a shield against vulnerability, an opposite practice is spreading in their own regions: precarious contracts and massive outsourcing to cut costs. The paradox is clear: you cannot preach labor inclusion without first guaranteeing fair wages and real stability. The public debate remains stuck in empty roundtables.

Photorealistic technical illustration showing a split scene: left side a corporate boardroom with empty chairs around a polished table, a lone Veolia-branded tablet displaying a job fair logo, dust gathering on the surface; right side a factory floor where workers in Colevisa uniforms operate conveyor belts under flickering fluorescent lights, one worker holding a temporary contract paper while another scans a barcode on a cardboard box labeled externalizado, a broken time clock on the wall, tools scattered on a greasy workbench, cinematic lighting with cold blue tones on the left and harsh yellow on the right, ultra-detailed textures of worn safety gloves, rusted metal, and cracked plastic, dramatic contrast highlighting the gap between rhetoric and reality

Labor audits: the algorithm missing from their roadmap 🛠️

The technical solution does not require advanced artificial intelligence, but real will. Implementing internal audit systems that cross-reference hiring, turnover, and salary data with social vulnerability indicators would make it possible to detect deviations between rhetoric and practice. Tools such as labor compliance dashboards or blockchain for subcontractor traceability are accessible. What is missing is a binding public commitment, not another PowerPoint presentation.

The art of talking about alliances while signing garbage contracts 🤡

Veolia and Colevisa master the martial art of sustainable posturing: a flying kick to job stability while posing for the social alliance photo. It is like selling healthy menus from a fast-food stand. If they truly want to fight vulnerability, they should start by not outsourcing key positions to companies that pay in cash and without a contract. In the meantime, we will keep applauding their speeches with one hand while pointing at their payrolls with the other.