Day Laborers Receive Critical Health & Safety Training at “Peace Depot” Event in Los Angeles, as Advocates Call on Home Depot to Act

Los Angeles, CA — On Wednesday morning, community organizations and day laborers gathered outside the Wilshire Home Depot in Los Angeles for a “Peace Depot” Health and Safety Training, led by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network as part of the ongoing ICE Out of Home Depot campaign.

The mobile “Peace Depot”—a traveling resource hub and organizing space—arrived on-site at 9:00 a.m., where organizers and workers convened for a health and safety training focused on workplace hazards, emergency preparedness, and protection against exposure to toxic chemicals and cleaning related risks. The event also served as a distribution point for 50 backpacks stocked with personal protective equipment (PPE), including coveralls and essential safety supplies.

In addition to the training, organizers facilitated conversations with workers about ongoing immigration enforcement activity at Home Depot locations and the broader impact on day laborer communities. Participants discussed strategies for building safer working environments and explored opportunities to engage in ongoing organizing efforts, including signing up to support the Peace Depot’s mobile resource network across Los Angeles.

“Today’s Peace Depot is about meeting workers where they are—with resources, needed training, and a commitment to their safety,” said Nancy Meza, organizer with NDLON. “But it’s also about accountability. Home Depot cannot continue to ignore the human rights violations happening at its stores. Workers deserve to be able to wait for the opportunity to work at the Home Depot, as they have done for many years.”

The event, put together in collaboration with CARECEN and local day laborer leaders, is a reminder of the shared commitment we have to worker safety and community-led solutions.

As part of the campaign, NDLON reiterated its demands to The Home Depot:

• Publicly denounce human rights violations occurring at its store locations
• Take proactive steps to prevent enforcement actions that endanger workers and customers
• Provide transparency regarding any cooperation with federal immigration authorities
• Clearly communicate what measures it is taking—or failing to take—to protect its communities

Organizers emphasized that the Peace Depot will continue to serve as a mobile office and organizing platform, bringing resources, training, and support directly to day labor corners throughout the region. Future workshops, including wage theft prevention trainings, are already being planned.

Visual documentation from the event—including the arrival of the Peace Depot, training sessions, and PPE distribution—will be shared across NDLON’s social media channels to amplify worker voices and sustain public attention on the campaign. And you can find photos and video here.

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