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Originally Posted by YesSireeeBob  Interpreters in court pay row - Times Online
Lionbridge, the company contracted by the Courts Service to translate for defendants and witnesses who dont speak English, is paid 46 per hour by the Courts Service for providing interpreters. This gives it 21 per hour while the interpreter takes home 25.
About 1,200 interpreters are employed to cover 175 languages.
The quality of some Lionbridge interpreters has been criticised by judges.
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This multi-cultural lark is a cottage industry.
I wonder how many people it employs in total. |
So, this company is, essentially, the interpreters' pimp?