Untrustworthy
Translation Agencies
Dear Translator,
Before accepting a translation job, you should be sure you will be paid for it. We want to
assist you in making correct decisions regarding cooperation with translation agencies.
With the help of freelance translators we are
creating a list of agencies which have not lived up to their agreements with translators
and didn't pay her/him on time for the completed translation(s) or other freelance job(s).
If you have worked with such companies and want to
warn other translators, please send us the detailed report of your experience with the
translation agency according to the following format:
1) Agency name and address.
2) Did you meet the deadline?
3) Did the agency complain about the quality of your
work?
4) Was payment delayed or not received at all?
5) What did the agency answer to your inquiries about payment?
6) Other comments (if any).
Please note that we will post an agency only in the case you have not broken the
agreement from your side (have provided a high-quality and in time job etc). Submit info to us here.
If you have successfully worked with any of the
following companies and believe them to be trustworthy and reputable agencies, please let us know.
We will update the list according to your recommendations.
Your name/address will not be published with the list,
but we will keep your correspondence in case it is needed for disputable issues.
The reports will not be published with the list either,
but they will be stored in our computer and they can be forwarded to interested parties on
request.
We will list only those translation agencies reports on
which are submitted to us directly. No agencies will be listed here on the basis of
the reports from other payment practices resources - our list is absolutely independent.
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mentioned list make no warranties of any kind with regard to the accuracy of the list
content and accept no liability of any kind including but not limited to performance,
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Dear Translators,
We have received letters "suggesting" that we
remove the list of untrustworthy agencies from here "to avoid future problems".
The list has been deleted from our portal.
Nevertheless, we continue collecting the
untrustworthy agencies and the list is available ONLY by e-mail ONLY to our
subscribers (subscription is absolutely free of charge). The list is not published
by us
anywhere, also it does not include any words/phrases implying the list includes
untrustworthy / unreliable translation agencies - it is simply a list of translation
companies delivered directly to your mailbox and updated from time to time.
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P.S. Please
understand that some translation agencies placed on the blacklist
may not necessarily be untrustworthy. They are the agencies that
have been reported to us as such, but it is often impossible to
verify the genuineness of the reports. Please use our list just as a
guide and do your own verification before declining the orders from
these agencies.
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Subscribers' Testimonials
Thanks alot
for the list - I had heard about it reading your site.
It's about time we
free-lancers got some defense!
I have worked with
three agencies on the list - I was paid, though very late, and
after having mailed and called several times, and one agency
in the US never paid me. As I live in France, there was
not too much I could do about it.
So I'm sure that
the list is quite accurate, and could definately help us
defend ourselves against unscrupulous
agencies.
Jacquie
Bridonneau 2BTraduction 06.17.54.19.16 2BTraduction @ wanadoo
fr
Thank you very much
for managing the list. I think it is the best and most detailed
one you can find anywhere.
I am absolutely sure the agency I reported deserves its place on
it.
Yours cordially,
Susanne Schoof
Dutch to German translator
susanneschoof @ home nl
Groningen
The Netherlands
Your site is very
useful and I always read what you publish, even though I don't now
lack clients, partly through the mailings I made initially.
But the most continuously useful item is The List, which I check
carefully every issue as I have lost considerable sums to
defaulters in the last few years and this is one of the few ways
for freelances to protect themselves.
Best regards
Mike Shields
Technical Translator, Scandinavian languages into English
SMkShlds @ aol com
It's a great, great
thing you are doing with these lists. As a translator, I have been
exploited a few times, so having someone look out for us in this
way is wonderful.
As a translator who
works with other translators, and pays them well and, if not on
time, then early, I appreciate the efforts you're making to make
life difficult for those who give the industry a bad name.
Keep up
the good work!
Paul de Havilland
www.absolutelychina.com
paul dehavilland @ gmail com
Dear All,
Thank you very much for this splendid List which already saved me
from being trapped by an agency that's somewhere on the list.
Just keep up doing this great job for the translating community!
Best wishes
Marcus Geibel, Germany
info (at) sprachen-geibel de
www.sprachen-geibel.de
Thank you for the great service you
are doing for translators everywhere, especially in making available
a list of deadbeat agencies.
This service alone will justify your existence and make you a
valuable tool to all free-lance translators.
Your continued courage in doing this is a lifesaver for those of us
who have to depend on getting paid for the work we do and do not
have our translations subsidized by some other full time job.
Thank you again!
David Grant Stewart, Sr.
http://72languages.com
http://angelfire.com/co4/translations
USA
dstewart @ amnix com
I have been a subscriber of the list since its inception and it
safely kept me at bay from notorious non-payers.
However, I have found most useful its power of the argument. I would
have needed to report over the years more than one non-payer but
just the mere mention that a large international community of
colleagues has a perfectly unofficial list has been enough to make
clearly fraudulent firms pay sometimes within the day.
Naturally, I am using this tool without the mention of the address
of the list and only as the very last resort, having tried before
all other possible means of getting paid.
Thank you very much!
Maria Bolgar
Budapest, Hungary
mjbolgar @ mail datanet hu
I do wish to express my thanks for your e-mail subscription
service. We translators work so hard to provide quality work. When
we are not paid in full and within the proper time period for our
services, we certainly want others to know so that they can avoid
losing income, as we did.
I plan to continue to subscribe to your service and to participate
constructively in future.
With all best wishes,
Linda Marianiello
beakspeak @ earthlink net
Dear Serhiy - Translation Directory,
I absolutely would like to thank you for your useful newletter and
assure that the first thing I have done (last week) with my new
email address is a new subscription to Translation Directory!
Yours sincerely,
Miriam
E-mail:
miriamterzi @ e-nay com
Dearest Serhij,
I would like to congratulate you on your
continuous updates and cross-referencing of the list. Your list is a welcome supplement to
other well-known, existing review boards, as it is presented without comments.
Getting work is one thing, but finding
out if you will actually be paid is another.
Keep up the good work!
Natasha Cloutier
Chez Natasha
The Netherlands
E-mail: natasha @ cheznatasha nl
I
have been receiving the TranslatortinDirectory for several months now and am always
surprised at the wealth of highly useful and extremely practical information that is being
conveyed to translators worldwide. The indication of different articles encompassing the
most varied subjects within the realm of the world of translation is really an outstanding
feature, because it opens up so many new horizons to us, who are always wishful to graps
more knowledge within our specific area of activity.
Secondly,
the List is also extremely helpful, in providing safe guidance to avoid translators
getting into problems in collecting payments. What could be expanded in
TranslationDirectory though, is a more encompassing indication of sources of (specialized
and multilingual ) dictionaries, CAT-tools, etc.).
Greetings
from Rio.
Sincerely,
Adolpho J Silva
Accredited Translator
www.sadhana.net/translator
translator @ sadhana net
This list has been extremely helpful to me. I always look through it before I accept a job
from a new client. The people who run this list had an open ear when I first reported an
untrustworthy agency. I found them very supportive and effective. They react quickly
whenever I approach them with a question or a problem. You are a "must have" for
every translator and I have and will happily pass/ed you on to my friends and colleagues.
Thank
you very much!
Julia
Julia Baker
English>German Translator
Never Lost For Words ...
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support is more than welcome. I will certainly be recommending you to as many of my
colleagues as possible.
Mike Shields, FITI, MTA, FSFO
Literary and Technical Language Services
(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German to top-class, tailored English)
Tel +44 (0)191 489 7055
E-mail: SMkShlds @ aol com
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services to the translators' community. I consider myself fortunate to have found your
site.
Kind regards,
Vickie Dimitriadou
English > Greek Translator/Consultant
Thessaloniki, Greece
E-mail: vdim59 @ otenet gr
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Thank you for the efforts to make our work a bit easier.
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Irina Kan
English-Russian Translator
Leeds UK kan_irina @ hotmail com
Thank you for
your list and for keeping it free.
As soon as such a
list becomes a paid service, I start distrusting
it.
This list contains
several parties who have contacted me and I have avoided
thanks to you and two or three I have worked
for.
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