Translation Industry Transparency Board
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Are you a language professional tired of exploitative agencies?
Take a stand for fairness and drive change
by reporting unethical practices
in the language industry.
Are you a language professional tired of exploitative agencies?
Take a stand for fairness and drive change by reporting unethical practices in the language industry.
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transparent
We verify every member and vet every report.
No sponsor, no bias
Nobody gets to sponsor this site as a reputation management tactic.
No star ratings
This isn’t a review site – it’s a reporting tool. If your business is listed here, it’s bad news.
How TRI-TRAB came to be
The Translation Industry Transparency Board, or TRI-TRAB, is a platform designed to give language professionals a voice. Unfortunately, the translation industry can be a murky and opaque place, where speaking out against exploitative practices by translation agencies doesn't usually bring about the desired change. TRI-TRAB is here to transform all that: By spreading the word about normalised shady practices, (ethical) translation buyers will think twice before hiring bad agencies.
How TRI-TRAB can empower language professionals
This online platform is a safe space where translators, interpreters, and other language professionals can anonymously submit complaints against translation agencies who are trying to exploit them. This anonymous reporting tool protects the identities of all members and involves a moderation stage to ensure that all complaints are reliable and verifiable – that's why we require evidence in the form of screenshots or other supporting documents.
How it works
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The Translation Industry Transparency Board, or TRI-TRAB, is a platform moderated by Maria Scheibengraf and a team of volunteers to compile reports of unethical or exploitative business behaviour by translation agencies.
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All you need to do is submit your complaint – backed by one or more screenshots and/or documents – through the “Register your complaint” option.
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The complaint submission form asks for your details simply to verify your identity and to make sure that the complaint is legitimate, but we’ll anonymise your information and we’ll protect your identity at all costs. Once we’ve verified your complaint, we’ll post it on the platform for other translators to see.
Help support TRI-TRAB
This is a not-for-profit initiative that relies on donations to cover the costs of maintaining the site active: accountants, lawyers, designers, developers, digital PR, SEO, and more. Please consider becoming a paid member here for GBP 1 (USD 1.25) a month.
Help support TRI-TRAB
This is a not-for-profit initiative that relies on donations to cover the costs of maintaining the site active: accountants, lawyers, designers, developers, digital PR, SEO, and more. Please consider becoming a paid member here for GBP 1 (USD 1.25) a month.
Companies with complaints
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ABOUT THE VISUALS ON THIS WEBSITE:
We ordered them from Gery, an independent artist from Argentina who can use any support they can get. They’re an amazing person and a survivor, with a hard story that would send shivers down your spine. And they’re a talented illustrator!
If you’d like to hire them or send them a donation, get in touch with us.
