“Translation is living but translators also need to make a living. Lit translation is often considered a glamorous profession but the highly skilled individual who craft it are often poorly paid and at times even exploited” says Kevin Quirk @FIT_President #EuropeanTranslators
👉❗️Translators of children’s literature deserve to be recognised as creative authors; they have to work with proper contracts. https://twitter.com/fit_ift/status/1404367126648037379
➡️Stand up for your rights as a translator‼️
#Translators are authors, are professionals and as such they habe to recognized‼️#literarytranslation #xl8 #FIT4you
Norway: In addition to #interpreters, the Norwegian Justice Ministry orders the Directorate of Immigration to include other local allied staff for resettlement if needed. The # of evacuees has not been disclosed for security reasons. #ProtectLinguists https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/0KPKP2/norge-gir-opphold-til-afghanistan-ansatte
Avui la @fit_ift ha celebrat un congrés extraordinari ben productiu per prendre una sèrie de mesures relacionades amb el context actual. Per part de l’@apticassociacio hi han participat la @MMSerret, membre del Consell de la FIT, i el nostre president, @CarlosMayor.
#somAPTIC
Australia: Between June 20 and 30, 40+ #interpreters and other LECs will be evacuated to Australia together with close relatives. #ProtectLinguists #UnitedInLeavingTogether https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/bird-set-free-afghans-who-served-with-the-adf-and-their-families-prepare-for-flight-to-australia
Dear colleagues and partners,
Please find attached a statement by the International Federation of Translators (FIT) concerning the imprisonment in Belarus of fellow translator Volha Kaleckaja. Please distribute this statement among your members.
Regards,
FIT President
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