The Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights (MWCHR) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to provide legal advocacy and training for low‑wage Black workers. Through direct action, public‑awareness campaigns, legal advocacy and popular education, MWCHR works with workers to create better workplace conditions and ensure that all workers are treated with dignity and respect and have equal access to good jobs and humane living conditions. Its theory of change rejects all forms of discrimination and holds that the working poor must lead the movement for social justice.

In coordination with IRIS, MWCHR is developing Dark Work: Devalued and Unprotected, a narrative podcast series focused on the stories of Black workers in the Mississippi Delta. The podcast will bring to life and celebrate the lived experiences of workers facing dangerous conditions, wage theft and systemic racism, while highlighting their resilience and organizing efforts. The project seeks to build narrative power within Mississippi’s labor movement and to honor the voices of workers who are too often silenced.