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STAND WITH MALL 205 DAY LABORERS: DEFEND THE RIGHT TO SEEK WORK
Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT
Portland, Oregon
About
For years, day laborers have gathered in the parking lot outside Home Depot at Mall 205 to seek work and connect with homeowners, contractors, and others looking to hire. These workers build, repair, clean, move, and landscape throughout Portland. They support their families, strengthen our communities, and have made Mall 205 a trusted place where workers and employers can find one another. Now, Mall 205 property management has forced them out. Workers are now scattered, employers are struggling to find them, and jobs have become harder to access. Day laborers are now gathering along SE Washington Street, a busy roadway that leaves them more exposed to traffic, unsafe hiring practices, harassment, wage theft, and immigration enforcement. This displacement comes at a time when federal immigration enforcement has sharply increased across Oregon. For immigrant workers, being pushed into more exposed and isolated locations is not a small inconvenience. It creates real danger and makes it even harder for them to earn a living. But workers are not asking anyone to speak for them. They have come together, discussed what they want, and are leading this campaign. Workers want to return to the location where they have sought work for years. They want management to meet with them directly. They are ready to discuss shared expectations for the space and negotiate a fair solution that protects safety without cutting them off from work. Through Voz’s Adopt a Corner program, volunteers have been showing up at Mall 205, building relationships, sharing safety information, and following the workers’ direction. Now, the workers are asking the larger community to show up with them. Join day laborers and Voz and community partners for a worker-led community action at Mall 205. Together, we will demand that property management: 1) Meet directly with worker representatives and Voz. 2) Work toward a safe and agreed-upon hiring area. 3) Allow workers to return and seek employment without retaliation. This is about more than a place to stand; it is about workers having the power, dignity, and the right to provide for their families and build a future without being pushed aside. Show up. Bring your people. Stand with workers. No worker should stand alone. SOLO EL PUEBLO SALVA AL PUEBLO!
What it's about
- Against Immigration enforcement & deportation Machine-labelled, not yet reviewed
- For Wages & working conditions Machine-labelled, not yet reviewed
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