"... there are laws that protect workers regardless of race, color or gender."
- Martha, member
As Arizona's only worker rights center, AIAWJ is a place where Arizona's working women and men are able to take charge of solving their own workplace issues. Many of these same individuals have emerged as the center's strongest worker leaders, board members, volunteers, and staff.
In reaction to the anti-immigrant and anti-worker legislation being introduced within Arizona and across the nation, the Arizona Worker Rights Center has shifted its focus and priorities away from only being a service-providing organization. Though we continue to assist individual workers file claims with courts and government agencies, we are also engaging in activities which build community, develop and educate leaders and community members, and proactively address the current socio-political climate through a wage theft campaign.