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Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers
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Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers

Editor’s Note: This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and was originally published by Investigate Midwest.   In early 2019 in Illinois, a farmworker, his wife and his son lived in a moldy house. Attempting to keep the winter cold at bay, he’d spray-foamed the windows shut. The toilet often malfunctioned. Unlike most farmworker housing,…

How a Canadian Foundation Exposed the Signs of Sex Trafficking | LBBOnline
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How a Canadian Foundation Exposed the Signs of Sex Trafficking | LBBOnline

Did you know that right now, as you are reading this article, someone is being lured into sex trafficking? It’s certainly a grim statistic, and, at the very least, worth a few moments of your time and consideration. But perhaps this will grab your attention just a little longer. Did you know that right now,…

An activist artist explores caste discrimination and how to fight it – Los Angeles Times
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An activist artist explores caste discrimination and how to fight it – Los Angeles Times

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Feb. 14. I’m Suhauna Hussain, a reporter on the L.A. Times business desk. I write about issues affecting workers. I have a heavy topic to cover today: Dalit caste discrimination. Formerly known as untouchables, Dalits fall at the bottom of a centuries-old South Asian…

Trafficking suspected inside Goose Creek home | News | postandcourier.com
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Trafficking suspected inside Goose Creek home | News | postandcourier.com

Officers from the Goose Creek Department along with investigators from the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) are investigating possible human trafficking involving minors inside a home in the Boulder Bluff subdivision. Information provided shows that officers were first notified by DSS on Jan. 27. The incident report shows the person suspected, allowed juveniles…

Berkeley County proclaims January Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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Berkeley County proclaims January Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Before Berkeley County Council began business as usual last week, council took a moment to stop and recognize a daily fight for justice – proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. On Jan. 9, council presented the proclamation to members of the Charleston County Public Safety team, Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force (HTTF) and Dorchester…

New numbers on the scourge of human trafficking | News | postandcourier.com
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New numbers on the scourge of human trafficking | News | postandcourier.com

The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, once again released annual numbers on human trafficking across the state. The agency is one of several that make up the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force. The task force consists of numerous agencies and advocacy groups all over the state. Once again the news is not good when…

All in on the fight to end human trafficking | Community News | postandcourier.com
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All in on the fight to end human trafficking | Community News | postandcourier.com

The Berkeley County Council formally recognized members of the Tri-County Trafficking Task Force, the Dorchester Children’s Advocacy Center and Charleston County law enforcement during the governing body’s Jan. 9 public meeting at the Berkeley County Administrative Building in Moncks Corner. Newly-minted County Councilmember John Marshall West (pictured at far left) read the contents of a…

Local counties partake in National Human Trafficking Awareness month – Post and Courier
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Local counties partake in National Human Trafficking Awareness month – Post and Courier

Human trafficking is an issue that is often hidden, but efforts continue to get the public more involved in stopping the crime on a local level. The Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force (HTTF) a local organization organized into eight parts that involve education, law enforcement, legal innovations, child services, adult services, healthcare, faith-based, and research….

Human trafficking, aggravated assault reported at campus residence hall
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Human trafficking, aggravated assault reported at campus residence hall

UCPD is currently investigating a case of human trafficking and aggravated assault that occurred at a UC Berkeley student residence hall earlier this month, according to the UCPD crime log. The incident occurred on Dec. 3 at approximately midnight and was reported on Dec. 7 by a secondhand source. The crime involved human trafficking to…

Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack
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Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack

Editor’s note: we are non partisan and present this for your research into satanic ritual abuse in politics and pop culture. David DePape is shown in Berkeley, Calif., in 2013. An intruder attacked and severely beat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer in the couple’s San Francisco home early Friday. Police discovered 82-year-old…