We are excited to announce our new podcast series, ‘Pro Bono Profiles', where we feature conversations with some of the leading lawyers of our times, talking about their commitment to pro bono work.

In each episode, we introduce one of our esteemed panel lawyers and have a detailed chat about the intricacies of their work, legal insights, and important cases.

Pro Bono Profiles: Episode 1 In Conversation with Rohan Kothari

The digital economy presents prospects to self-reliance for communities affected by forced displacement. However, significant barriers still prevent them from accessing formal employment. 

In our third episode, we explore how the private sector has been helping to bridge this gap. Giselle Gonzales, founder of EqualReach, shares emerging practices by businesses and social impact organizations in facilitating market connections, improving working conditions, providing upskilling opportunities, and fostering social cohesion among refugees and host community members. Turning to her own experience, she reflects on how promoting inclusive workplaces is a win for all.

Inclusion is good for digital businesses: Private sector practices for host & refugee inclusion

In Episode 4 of our audio explainer series "Legal Matters: Stories of Law and Justice" tune in to hear Shivani Shinde, iProbono's South Asia Program Assistant, as she delves into our Economic, Social, and Cultural fellowship in Nepal. Launched in 2018 in partnership with the Law and Policy Forum for Social Justice (LAPSOJ), this fellowship equips early and mid-career lawyers with training in strategic litigation and advocacy.

Legal Matters: Stories of Law and Justice Episode 4

Pro Bono Profiles Episode 4

The world of work is being buffeted by a torrent of change, with multiple crises raising the magnitude and complexity of employment challenges to unprecedented levels.

Labour markets have been hit by disruptive mega-trends that weren’t on our radar just a decade ago. 

These range from challenges we already know like gender disparities, informality and youth unemployment, to new and emerging issues, like climate change, increasing digitalization and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.

So how does this impact national employment policies for promoting employment? In this podcast, we interview ILO Employment Policy Expert Sher Verick on this subject.

Addressing major labour market challenges in the world of work: Implications for promoting jobs

An explosion of online and micro-credential programmes since COVID-19 highlights the importance of lifelong learning to upskilling, reskilling and economic recovery. While these learning courses may help successfully train and equip large numbers of workers with the skills needed for the jobs of the future, they also raise several questions. In this podcast we explore the future of micro-credentialing with two experts on learning and skills development, Pedro Moreno Da Fonseca, ILO Technical Specialist on Lifelong Learning, and Anastasia Pouliou, Expert in Qualifications and credentials - Future of Vocational Education and Training (VET), and Lead Researcher on Micro-credentials at the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, known as Cedefop.

Micro-credentials: Powerful new learning tool, or just “pouring old wine into new bottles”?

Listen to Shalanki Prasad, iProbono's Justice Leila Seth Fellow from the second batch, as she narrates her secondment experience with a leading law chamber in Delhi in the 5th episode of our audio explainer series "Legal Matters: Stories of Law and Justice". Our Fellowship trains selected fellows to enhance their legal education in an environment that nurtures integrity, professional development, and network building. They join a wider movement committed to social justice while working at our Delhi office on issues such as child protection and juvenile justice, with secondments to partner organisations in India.

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Legal Matters: Stories of Law and Justice Episode 5

We are back with the second season of our podcast series Pro Bono Profiles as we bring you insightful conversations with our panel lawyers in Sri Lanka.

In the first episode, our panel lawyer Jerusha Crosette-Thambiah talks about her pro bono legal work, especially with women and the LGBT+ community facing sexual and gender-based violence. Tune in for more.

#iProbono #SriLanka #SGBV #ProBonoLawyering #GenderRights

Pro Bono Profiles Season 2, Episode 1

Join Hester Gartrell, Chief Impact Officer and Interim Director at Humans in the Loop, as she shares insights on how their social enterprise combines upskilling programs with paid annotation work, and how local partnerships help overcome barriers to digital and financial access in fragile settings.

Harnessing artificial intelligence for refugee empowerment

There’s a new trend in the world of work…the growth of an ageing workforce. 

It’s called the “Silver Tsunami’, and it means more people are working past retirement age, either because they want to or because they must, to make ends meet. 

So, what are the implications of this trend? What does it mean for retirement plans and social security? And what does it mean for employers and enterprises faced with an ageing workforce? 

In this podcast we’ll be talking two experts on ageing in the workplace: Roberto Suárez Santos, Secretary-General of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), and Dorothea Schmidt-Klau, Chief of the Employment, Labour Markets and Youth Branch, in the ILO’s Employment Policy Department.

The Silver Tsunami: Are older workers the wave of the future?

Pro Bono Profiles: Episode 1 In Conversation with Rohan Kothari

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