Identify

To identify something means to recognize or establish its identity. This can involve comparing it to a known standard or reference, or using various clues or characteristics to determine what it is. For example, someone might identify a plant by its leaves, flowers, or fruit, or identify a person by their face, voice, or name. Identifying something can also involve assigning it a label or category, such as a particular type or class. The process of identification can be important for providing information, for making decisions, or for understanding the world around us.

 

 

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Continues to Uplift Asian American, Native …
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Continues to Uplift Asian American, Native …

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing its first-ever National Strategy to Advance Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Communities. The new strategy, which comprises action plans prepared by 32 federal agencies—including all 15 executive departments in the President’s Cabinet—builds on the Administration’s broader equity agenda and…

'Working like a slave': Why human trafficking in restaurants is underreported – WGBH
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'Working like a slave': Why human trafficking in restaurants is underreported – WGBH

Working in Boston-area restaurants over the last 15 years, Billy often felt like a slave. He was caught in a seemingly never-ending cycle of labor and exploitation, striving to pay off debts, sick from stress and overwork, terrified about being turned over to immigration officials. The 41-year-old Salvadoran immigrant said he started his first restaurant…

Proposed Indiana bill would provide training to truck and bus drivers to spot human trafficking
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Proposed Indiana bill would provide training to truck and bus drivers to spot human trafficking

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHI) – Law enforcement agencies have long called Indiana high risk for human trafficking with the state’s numerous intersection national highways. Some Hoosier lawmakers and human trafficking awareness advocates hope truck and bus drivers might help spot potential victims and get them help. Republican Rep. Wendy McNamara, of Evansville, authored legislation that would require…

Truckstop Helps Raise Awareness for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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Truckstop Helps Raise Awareness for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Company continues to raise awareness of human trafficking during the month of January through continued support of Truckers Against Trafficking nonprofit organization BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Truckstop is making a charitable donation to Truckers Against Trafficking, a nonprofit organization that helps to educate, equip, empower…

"Breaking the Chains: Uncovering the Dark Reality of Human Trafficking in Grand Rapids"
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"Breaking the Chains: Uncovering the Dark Reality of Human Trafficking in Grand Rapids"

“Breaking the Chains: Uncovering the Dark Reality of Human Trafficking in Grand Rapids” Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash Human trafficking is a dark and heinous crime that has been occurring in Grand Rapids for far too long. The city is known for its bustling downtown and friendly community, but behind the façade lies a…

Church pastor, wife sentenced after using homeless for forced labor, stealing benefits
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Church pastor, wife sentenced after using homeless for forced labor, stealing benefits

A California pastor and his wife will serve time behind bars after pleading guilty to forcing homeless people to give up their welfare benefits and panhandle for up to nine hours a day, six days a week, in what federal prosecutors call a church labor trafficking scheme. Victor Gonzalez, the head pastor of Imperial Valley…

Offering kids to help support drug habit most common human trafficking scenario in region …
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Offering kids to help support drug habit most common human trafficking scenario in region …

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Human trafficking in Northeast Tennessee doesn’t look like what people might expect from popular media accounts — and the reality might be harder to stomach than the TV version. “In the work that we do that a lot of times substance abuse is the root of the ‘why,’” said Gabi…

131 human trafficking victims reported in 2022 — Labour Ministry | Jordan Times
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131 human trafficking victims reported in 2022 — Labour Ministry | Jordan Times

AMMAN — Thirty-four human trafficking cases involving 131 victims and 152 perpetrators were registered in Jordan in 2022, according to a report issued by the Labour Ministry. The report showed that 181 potential victims of human trafficking were housed in shelter centres in 2022. Moreover, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit at the Public Security Directorate (PSD)…

Cooper designates January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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Cooper designates January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Content warning: This article includes mentions of sexual violence. Gov. Roy Cooper recently proclaimed January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Jan. 11 as Human Trafficking Awareness Day to promote the role of all North Carolinians in preventing trafficking and helping victims and survivors. “We applaud Governor Roy Cooper for proclaiming January as Human Trafficking…

Sex worker says ex-Virginia cops paid for prostitution and protected a human-trafficking ring
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Sex worker says ex-Virginia cops paid for prostitution and protected a human-trafficking ring

Sex worker says ex-Virginia police chief and three other retired cops paid for prostitution and protected a human-trafficking ring that coerced her into the industry from Costa Rica A Costa Rican woman sex worker, identified as Jane Doe, alleged in a lawsuit that four Fairfax, Virginia, officers protected a local sex ring and paid for…