STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING!

Migrant smuggling and human trafficking is a global issue, Aruba is no exception.

DOcumentation

Education

Educational Package (Dutch)

The educational package for students in the ages of 12-18 years was developed on behalf of the Coordination Center on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Aruba (CMMA) and the Chain Manager Venezuela (KMVEN) as part of the awareness campaign www.habribowowo.com.

The curriculum uses the short film “Otro banda di lama” to inform the students about migrant smuggling and human trafficking in Aruba, how to recognize human trafficking and how to report suspicions or cases of human trafficking. The educational package is currently only available in Dutch.

Publication

CMMA Annual Report 2022

Annually, the activities of the National Coordinator on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling (LCMM) and the Coordination Center on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling (CMMA) are highlighted in an annual report. It provides an overview of the projects, campaigns, and activities that have been carried out. The first annual report started with the year 2022.

June 19, 2023 No Comments

Report concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by Aruba

November 18, 2024

Minister Rocco Tjon advocates for awareness about human trafficking and smuggling with the film “Otro Banda di e Cam” Raising Public Consciousness on the Issues

October 19, 2023

Research

Research on the connection between guarantors and human trafficking

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched two new reports that examines the obstacle to safe and regular migration among marginalised populations with further recommendations for mitigating risks in the Caribbean

Research

Master Thesis by M.Tuit: An Investigation Into the Nature of Human Trafficking on Aruba

Request to download a copy of the Leiden University Master Thesis by Melissa Tuit: An Investigation Into the Nature of Human Trafficking on Aruba

Laws & regulations

Aruba Penal Code on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling

Human trafficking in all its forms is a criminal offense within the Aruba Penal Code (article 2:239 and article 2:240 of the ‘Landsverordening van 27 april 2012 houdende de vaststelling van een nieuw Wetboek van strafrecht van Aruba’, AB 2012 no. 24, wijzigingen: AB 2014 no 11, AB 2016 no 601, AB 2020 no 100.)

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Adaptation of the Aruba Penal Code on human trafficking and migrant smuggling

On June 9th, 2023, the adaptation of the Aruba Penal Code was signed into law. In the new version of the APC the penalty for migrant smuggling (article 2:154 APC) has been raised from a range of 4 to 15 years imprisonment to a range of 6 to 18 years imprisonment and the specification ‘for the purpose of terrorisme’ was added. The penalty for human trafficking (article 2:239 APC) has been raised from a range of 8 to 18 years imprisonment to a range of 12 to 30 years imprisonment and the specifications ‘begging’ and ‘criminal exploitation’ were added.

The Taskforce on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling initiated this adaptation of the Aruba Penal Code in 2020, when it concluded that the penalties in the APC for human trafficking and migrant smuggling were lower than in other parts of the Kingdom and that certain specifications were missing.