WILLEMSTAD - The transformation of Refineria di Kòrsou (RdK) into a sustainable economic zone is a major stimulus for employment in Curaçao. So says Porto Kòrsou. The redevelopment would create about 500 jobs at the start and more than 2,000 workplaces over time.
Porto Kòrsou is a development company consisting of an association of companies and business owners. The organization aims to improve the social welfare of Curaçao by developing sustainable economic activities. These activities should create new jobs, economic growth and increase government revenue.
“We can guarantee employment in the transformation of the RdK,” said Sven Rusticus, co-founder of Porto Kòrsou. The feasibility study of the organization shows that the redevelopment of the Isla site is financially feasible and will have a major positive impact on the island both economically and ecologically. “The economy and the environment go hand in hand,” says Ed Colling of Collin Recycling. “A modern recycling center provides more than a hundred jobs on Curaçao in a short time.”
Porto Kòrsou has developed an employment plan that will generate jobs in five different sectors, including the decommissioning of the refinery and the clean-up of contaminated land. Hundreds of people are immediately needed for this. “The salaries, the costs of dismantling and cleaning the ground are financed by Porto Kòrsou and cost the government nothing,” the management concludes.