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Real Reality
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Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:26 am Post subject: Foreigners� Crimes Outgrow Interpreters |
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Foreigners' Crimes Outgrow Interpreters
By Kwon Mee-yoo, Korea Times (August 21, 2009)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/08/117_50496.html
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Last year, 20,623 foreigners were booked, which is more than three times of 6,144 in 2003. However, the police translation service remains insufficient and expatriates have to wait hours to undergo investigation. The police try to reduce complaints by overhauling the system....
There are 306 registered translators speaking 23 languages at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Additionally, there are some 150 police officers who can interpret.
The largest pool includes 81 for Chinese, 61 for English and 37 for Japanese. These three are considered as major languages and translators for them are paid 30,000 won per hour.... |
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crossmr
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Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| You should marry Linda Richman |
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Joe Boxer
Joined: 25 Dec 2007
Location: Bundang, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:19 am Post subject: Re: Foreigners� Crimes Outgrow Interpreters |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
| ...and translators for them are paid 30,000 won per hour.... |
I would think that there were would be alot of late night/early morning work for police translators. Add to that the good chance that many of the perps and victims you would be translating for are drunk, then 30,000 won per hour is terrible.
Interesting read, though. I was wondering what the police translators made. |
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cdninkorea
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| Well, as the number of foreigners in Korea go up, crime is probably going to go up too... |
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NilesQ
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| Would love to see the stats on Nationalities charged with crimes, and how many are English teachers. |
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