Dump Veolia
Veolia is a French multinational company that profits from Israel's illegal Occupation of Palestinian land. Known in the UK for collecting waste on behalf of local authorities and universities, Veolia is involved in a more deadly operation in Palestine.
The company is a partner in the Jerusalem Light Rail project, which links West Jerusalem to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, bypassing Palestinian villages and furthering the annexation of East Jerusalem. Veolia is also complicit in the Occupation by operating bus services in the West Bank which run on apartheid-style roads for settlers only. Through its subsidiary TMM, Veolia also collects waste from Israeli settlement farms deep in the Occupied Jordan Valley.
Veolia's complicity in Israel's crimes has made it a target of international action. To date, the company has lost an estimated $7 billion in contracts due to protests against its work in East Jerusalem. This includes Galway City Council in Ireland voting not to renew Veolia's contract to operate the city's underground transport system, as well as the loss of a $4.5 billion contract to run the subway in Stockholm, Sweden.
In the UK, campaigners are targeting local authorities and universities to implement ethical contracting policies and break their waste management contracts with Veolia.
Contact your local authority to find out if Veolia is contracted to carry out work in your area and, if so, demand the contract is cancelled until Veolia ends its complicity in Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people.
