Why join a professional association? This question keeps coming up in our industry. And with good reason. All the more so in an economic downturn, when orders dry up, uncertainty sets in, when discussions become pessimistic or even alarmist, and when budgets are stretched. In these circumstances, we scrutinise every expense, think twice before committing,
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The recent addition of the Union professionnelle des traducteurs et interprètes jurés (BBVT-UPTIJ) to FIT represents a major milestone in our ongoing commitment to professional excellence. For some time, our association has aspired to join a global network of peers who share our values of quality, ethics, and collective support. We are proud to now
On 27 September 2025, more than 80 people gathered at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Guatemala City for the annual International Translation Day celebration hosted by the Asociación Guatemalteca de Intérpretes y Traductores (AGIT). The event opened with a welcome message from AGIT’s president, Mariana Landaverde, and featured in-person presentations by an outstanding group of national
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Almost half the size of South America, the region’s most populous nation, and the only Portuguese-speaking country in Latin America, Brazil also stands apart for a unique institution: its official sworn translation system, in place for more than 250 years. Eighty years ago, Brazil enacted a detailed decree-law regulating sworn translation. In a country
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The Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters (SKTL) is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The association was founded in 1955 and like many others in the industry, its aim is to support the professional working conditions, identity, skills, and training of translators and interpreters and to promote our cooperation in Finland and abroad. SKTL
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The Translators and Interpreters Forum ‘Languages that Connect: Diplomacy, Culture, and Diversity,’ held on 30 September 2025 in the conference hall of the Asociación Panameña de Traductores e Intérpretes (APTI), offered an opportunity to reflect on the role of language in contemporary diplomacy and in building intercultural bridges. The event brought together prominent personalities from
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In September 2025, the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina, adopted a new constitution that marked a historic milestone: the inclusion of professional associations and councils in this official document for the first time. This recognition is not only a legal achievement, but also a political and social statement that lends institutional legitimacy to those who
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The Asociación Mexicana de Traductores Literarios (AMETLI) is constantly looking for new ways to bring benefits to both its membership and emerging literary translators. For several years, we have offered graduating students the opportunity to complete the social service required to obtain their degree in collaboration with one of our members. This year, for example,
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‘Show me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are!’ Being in this world means being in a context. This also applies to legal bodies such as FIT. Luckily, FIT has a lot of friends, some with formalised documents or memorandums of understanding (MOUs), and others with less formal arrangements. Overall
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To celebrate International Translation Day (ITD) 2025 with translators and interpreters across China and to highlight the value of the T&I profession in bridging different cultures and civilisations, the Translators Association of China (TAC) launched a featured interview series, inviting professionals to talk about where they see the future of translation in the age of
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