{"id":23105,"date":"2015-08-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cbti-bkvt.org\/fit-launches-international-translators-card\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T16:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T16:00:20","slug":"fit-launches-international-translators-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cbti-bkvt.org\/en\/fit-launches-international-translators-card\/","title":{"rendered":"FIT launches International Translator\u2019s Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fit-ift.org\/\">FIT<\/a> is proud to announce the launch of The International Translator\u2019s Card  aimed at protecting colleagues in conflict zones.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p>Previous attempts at issuing a FIT ID card were not effective at achieving primary objectives and turned out to be labour and cost intensive, making the project unsustainable.<\/p>\n<p>A recent request from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fit-ift.org\/?p=4599&amp;lang=en\">Iraqi Association<\/a> highlights that there is a need to re-establish FIT\u2019s role in representing our colleagues who work in difficult working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This follows on from the Berlin Statutory Congress Resolution which calls upon national governments and the international community to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>protect local translators and interpreters in conflict zones<\/li>\n<li>ensure a life in security during and after their work in the conflict zone<\/li>\n<li>respect the impartiality of the work of translators and interpreters<\/li>\n<li>work for a UN Convention and\/or an international safety document for the protection of translators and interpreters in conflict zones during and after their service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FIT is proud to announce the launch of the International Translator\u2019s Card, specially designed for:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>FIT member associations with limited resources who wish to issue their own membership ID card<\/li>\n<li>Members of FIT member associations (which may or may not issue their own ID cards) who are planning to work in conflict zones<\/li>\n<li>Translators and Interpreters working in conflict zones with specific accredited agencies who themselves are not and cannot be members of FIT member associations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The launch of this ID card supports and further strengthens the publication of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fit-ift.org\/?p=368&amp;lang=en\">Conflict Zone Field Guide for Civilian Translators\/Interpreters and Users of Their Services<\/a>, published in 2013, as well as other ongoing projects on which FIT partners with Red T, a non-profit advocacy for translators and interpreters in high-risk settings, and three other major international language associations \u2013 the <a href=\"http:\/\/aiic.net\/\">International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/iapti.org\/\">International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticallink.org\/\">Critical Link International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Together, we can make a difference to the lives of conflict zone interpreters and to the visibility and purpose of our profession.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>More info<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fit-ift.org\/?p=4848&amp;lang=en\">http:\/\/www.fit-ift.org\/?p=4848&amp;lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIT is proud to announce the launch of The International Translator\u2019s Card aimed at protecting colleagues in conflict zones. Previous attempts at issuing a FIT ID card were not effective at achieving primary objectives and turned out to be labour and cost intensive, making the project unsustainable. 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