WILLEMSTAD, WASHINGTON - Curaçao does not have the best reputation with the authorities in the U.S.A. regarding human trafficking. Curaçao is currently at level 2 (Tier 2) on the 'watch list' and this is only because Curaçao has been given a kind of exception status after a conversation with the American Consul-General. If this conversation had not taken place, Curaçao would have been marked as level 3.
This could be understood from a letter from the Minister of Justice, Gilmar Pisas, to the President of Parliament, Charetti America-Fransisca. Pisas wrote the letter based on a report on human trafficking prepared by the Law Enforcement Council. In addition to the report, Pisas also looked at the annual report on human trafficking from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the minister, it is regrettable that Curaçao has been on the 'Tier-2 watch list' for three years now, although this should be 'Tier-3' based on the system from the reports. Thanks to the talks with the American consul and a request for an exception, Curaçao is currently still has the status 'Tier-2'.
According to Pisas, urgent action will now have to be taken in the situation regarding human trafficking to prevent Curaçao from being classified as a 'Tier-3' country.