Gremios de la vigilancia privada defienden tarifa mínima regulada y piden pronunciamiento a la Supervigilancia
vigilancia y seguridad privada Foto: Archivo El Tiempo
TL;DR
- Private security industry guilds have rejected claims that surveillance service fees should be adjusted by inflation or supply and demand.
- The minimum tariff for private surveillance in Colombia is legally regulated and indexed to the minimum wage (SMMLV), not the IPC.
- Current regulations, including Decree Law 356 of 1994, mandate that tariffs must cover wages, overtime, social benefits, and operational costs.
- The industry is labor-intensive, employing 400,000 people, with labor costs comprising 85% of the total service value and profit margins around 4%.
- Contracting services below the regulated minimum tariff is illegal and can result in economic sanctions and license cancellation by the Superintendence of Private Surveillance and Security.
- Users contracting non-habilitated companies may face fines between 20 and 40 SMMLV.
- Guilds called for institutional responsibility and a public statement from the Superintendence of Private Surveillance and Security to clarify the application of the minimum service tariff for 2026.