First Inaugural Derechos y Esperanza Labor and Employment Conference: Empowering Low‑Wage Workers September 24 – 25, 2026
Join the Civil Rights, Migration and Workplace Law Initiative for the inaugural Derechos y Esperanza Labor and Employment Conference: Empowering Low‑Wage Workers, September 24 and 25, 2026, at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. You can register here.
This national, interdisciplinary convening will bring together advocates, attorneys, and academics to reimagine the legal and policy landscape for low-wage workers — building capacity across the West. Please find the attached Save-the-Date for more information, including a list of confirmed speakers and the conference agenda.The conference sessions include:
- Labor Trafficking
- Labor Organizing: Low-Wage Workers
- Wage Theft & Workers Centers
- AI, Tech, and Impacts on Low-Wage Workers
- Advocating for Immigrant Workers
- Reinvigorating Retaliation Protections
- Worker Justice Framework Development
