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Georgie Scott
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France
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French to English
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Nov 26, 2015

I'm not sure what category this should really be in, so please feel free to move it.

I just saw a French-to-English translation request from UNICEF on Translators Without Borders.

Is that not slightly unusual? I only ask because I have a friend who is paid for translating for them and, as she pointed out, it is a United Nations Program.

It's an urgent project too. I really don't know much about how that domain works. Can anyone enlighten me (on the topic or... See more
I'm not sure what category this should really be in, so please feel free to move it.

I just saw a French-to-English translation request from UNICEF on Translators Without Borders.

Is that not slightly unusual? I only ask because I have a friend who is paid for translating for them and, as she pointed out, it is a United Nations Program.

It's an urgent project too. I really don't know much about how that domain works. Can anyone enlighten me (on the topic or in general)? ▲ Collapse
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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As far as I know Nov 26, 2015

Unicef (as well as other UN agencies for that matter) do request paid and pro bono translations. I have done both for them! I even had an instance where the project started by being pro bono and then suddenly changed to being paid...

[Edited at 2015-11-26 22:14 GMT]

I must add that they have always paid me the agreed rate on time.

[Edited at 2015-11-27 09:48 GMT]
 
Robert Rietvelt
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Spanish to Dutch
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My experience Nov 26, 2015

I did a thing or two for Unicef, but they turned out to be bad payers. How noble their intentions, I can't life from the wind.
 
Georgie Scott
Georgie Scott  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 18:52
French to English
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Interesting Nov 26, 2015

Thanks Teresa. That definitely sounds preferable to the reverse situation.

My original post might have sounded unintentionally aggressive. I'm just curious how it all works.
 


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