The United States’ first help center for Thai migrant workers has opened in Los Angeles. About the help center: On Wednesday, the Thai Community Development Center (CDC) opened a first-of-its-kind help center in Second Home Hollywood for the 28th anniversary of freedom for Thai workers granted through the El Monte Thai garment slavery case in 1995. The new facility, which is located a few blocks away from the Thai Town business district in Hollywood, aims to protect Thai immigrant workers from mass exploitation.