Interpreters Guild of America

History

The Interpreters Guild of America is an organization created by and for independent interpreters, and committed to advocating for our profession. As a unit of The Newspaper Guild and Communications Workers of America, which represent interpreters around the country, IGA responds to the particular challenges professional interpreters face. We have seen our profession face mounting pressure to lower standards, to compromise working conditions and reduce our rates. We face that pressure everyday, but we don't have to do it alone! Too few in our society understand the importance of hiring quality professionals to interpret in our schools, hospitals, courtrooms, and communities, rather than relying on family members, friends or co-workers with varying levels of bilingualism and no training. Bureaucrats looking to save money are quick to jettison certifications and standards. And services for immigrants - including language services - continue to be granted low priority.

Specialties

Direct hire certified interpreters. No agency fees inflating the cost of your interpreting costs. We have trained interpreters in all fields: -Court/Legal - Immigration - Government meetings - Healthcare - Business - Politics - School District - Social Services - Technical and much more! By direct hiring one of our unionized interpreters, you will be helping out a self employed person who works without any job guarantees yet translations agencies exploit by keeping over 50% of their income. Our member interpreters are formally trained, certified and experienced. When you directly contract one of our guild members, you are helping our local community's economy. Languages available: Spanish Cantonese Burmese Filipino German Mandarin Mam Mixteco Triqi Arabic French Hindi Punjabi Vietnamese Korean Farsi, Persian Armenian Russian Arabic Khmer, Cambodian Hmong Laotian Lhasa Tibetan