El Centro de Igualdad Y Derechos

El Centro de Igualdad Y Derechos is a grassroots, immigrants' rights and workers' justice organization based in albuquerque, new mexico, with over 5,500 members, comprised mainly of low-wage immigrant workers. El Centro utilizes multiple strategies to impact systemic change and grow the power of immigrant families and low-wage workers: grassroots organizing, information campaigns, leadership development, policy advocacy, voter engagement, and strategic communications. El Centro's accomplishments include: 1. Working towards a more inclusive economy through minimum wage increases, tax reform, and pandemic relief, 2. Workers' protections such as paid sick leave implementation, and 3. The passage of policies conducive to upholding civil rights, public safety, and immigrant integration.