Hundreds of interpreters threaten to quit working for Denmark’s judicial system unless the new sole provider of a giant USD 80 million contract revisits the terms offered to linguists. Continue reading
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Language technology startup Lilt has introduced a new “human-in-the-loop” model, providing language services to their end-customers, but still rejects the LSP label. Continue reading
Swiss Parliament elects former conference interpreter Karin Keller-Sutter as one the country’s seven Federal Councillors. Keller-Sutter’s language proficiency seen as one of her key advantages over rival candidates. Continue reading
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The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in July 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, reached a new high of 104.02 in December 2018 vs 100.85 the previous month. Continue reading
EU’s IATE database has been revamped for increased user-friendliness and responsive design, better technology under the hood for more powerful search and filtering options, enhanced data reliability, and open connectivity via APIs, among others. Continue reading
Italian language industry association AITI conducted a survey of over 500 translators and interpreters, and published its findings on rates, income and technology use, and more. Continue reading
Court orders UK language service provider Language Empire to pay damages for diverting significant sales away from its rival, thebigword, via copycat websites. Continue reading
A complaint against US interpretation provider Global Linguist Solutions alleges poor treatment of workers in Kuwait, while a former recruiter of interpreters is indicted by army prosecutors for foul play in money-making scheme. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dipped slightly to 100.85 in November 2018 vs 102.69 the previous month. Continue reading
An inaugural survey from the Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters revealed average rates for translators and interpreters in Belgium for agencies and direct clients, as well as language combinations, specializations, satisfaction rates, and technology use. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, climbed over two points in October 2018 to 102.69 from 100.05 the previous month. Continue reading
Seven winners scoop USD 7,500 each as Senior Minister announces first ever grant under the Translation Talent Development Scheme and stresses the role of machine translation in augmenting, not replacing human translators. Continue reading
It has been a busy summer 2018 for the US legal and healthcare interpretation industry with President Trump’s immigration policy boosting demand for rarer languages, states building out language services for voters, and local governments pushing back on interpreter pay demands. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dropped slightly in September 2018 to 100.05 from 100.74 the previous month. Continue reading
Representatives of the US language industry increasing their efforts to mitigate the impact of a recent California Supreme court ruling, which has the potential to upend the way language service providers work with freelance linguists. Continue reading
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