Two arrests in Aruba for human trafficking
The police of Aruba arrested two people yesterday and today on suspicion of human trafficking.
March 14, 2023
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The police of Aruba arrested two people yesterday and today on suspicion of human trafficking.
CMMA conducted two days of awareness training with representatives of the Labor Department in Aruba (DPL). Very good discussions on the subject of human trafficking and how to detect the indicators. Looking forward to further cooperation.
CMMA is working on the prevention of human trafficking and migrant smuggling, by presenting an educational package to the government and public school system.
CMMA and Aruba Airport Authority NV held a productive meeting to strengthen collaboration between the two entities in an effort to help prevent human trafficking. Both entities look forward to work on a plan delineating concrete action plans for 2023 and the years ahead.
This (2-day) training was aimed at employees/professionals on the shop floor whose daily activities enable (or may) have to do with (possible) victims of human trafficking. Their input (knowledge and expertise) is important to follow a workable guideline.
As already known, a while ago the special multidisciplinary team was set up to do the preliminary work such as setting up documents and strategic plans to negotiate the re-opening of our borders with Venezuela.
The CMMA was honored today by the visit of the Minister of Justice and his delegation from Curaçao. Presented items were the structure of the institutions in Aruba, the tasks of the CMMA and possibilities for cooperation between the islands.
In the late hours of the night, the RADAR detected a boat in the territorial waters of Aruba. In good cooperation with KPA and the coast guard, the boat named “Ellegua” was intercepted with 7 undocumented migrants.
The Netherlands’ approach to criminal exploitation – in which victims are forced to do something illegal, like kids forced to deliver drugs or people with intellectual disabilities forced to cut cannabis plants – is failing, according to the Center for Child- and Human Trafficking (CKM)
On December 13, 2022, two undocumented migrants were detained in Pos Chikito.