Consul General US meets technical delegation SER Curaçao

WILLEMSTAD, December 13, 2022 – The Consul General, also Chef de Mission of the United States of America for Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten Mrs. Margy Bond met with an official delegation of the Social Economic Council (SER) of Curaçao on Monday, December 12, 2022. The international activities of the advisory body were briefly discussed, including the manner in which the SER fulfills its statutory tasks within the world association of ESCs, AICESIS, as well as its active involvement in the activities of the Global Deal Initiative established with the cooperation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/OECD).

At the request of Ms. Bond, the advisory role of the SER in policy development and drafting of legislative proposals on how migrants could contribute to the Curaçao labor market and how to effectively respond to increasing opportunities and reducing risks, were further discussed. Reference was made by the SER delegation to the results of, among others, the strategic round table, organized on August 30 this year by the human rights organization Human Rights Defense Curaçao (HRDC), in which SER members also participated and which is considered a follow-up of previous initiatives on this theme, such as the symposium Migration and Socioeconomic Development organized by the SER in May 2019.

The meeting with the SER technical delegation increased the US Consul General’s interest in the SER’s advisory role. A commitment was made to hold follow-up talks and meetings to discuss specific topics of a socio-economic nature.