Tag: EDI
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Before Setting New Year’s Resolutions: Beware the Trap of CPD for Precarious Workers (AKA Freelancers)
By Fardous Bahbouh, Researcher & Consultant on Labour Rights, Public Policy, and the Political Economy of the Translation Industry As the festive season approaches, a time meant to be joyful can often feel like a storm of financial stress, social anxiety, and forced cheerfulness. For freelancers, especially those in exploitive sectors like the outsourced public…
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Who’s Responsible for the Data Gap About Public Service Interpreters?
In a recent House of Lords inquiry into public service interpreting, the heads of key linguist organisations—the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI), and the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI)—were questioned on the state of the profession. During the inquiry, a Lord asked a fundamental question: “How…
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Reevaluating Public Service Interpreting and Translation: An Ethical, Economic, and Policy Analysis.
By Fardous Bahbouh, Researcher & Consultant on Labour Rights, Public Policy, and the Political Economy of the Translation Industry This slightly modifies analysis was submitted to the House of Lords Inquiry into court interpreting and translation and published on their website. I welcome the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s decision to conduct this much-needed…
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Inequality and Problematic Power Dynamics in the UK Outsourced Public Service Interpreting: A Literature Review
(This review cover materials up to 1 October 2025) Despite being one of the world’s wealthiest nations, the UK continues to grapple with widespread poverty. In 2018, one-fifth of the population lived in poverty, with 1.5 million experiencing destitution (United Nations, 2019a). By 2024, poverty persists, disproportionately impacting women and ethnic minorities, including many who…
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