AITC: What it is

AITC (the International Association of Conference Translators) is the professional body representing translators, précis-writers, revisers and editors working on a temporary or permanent basis for international organizations or conferences, principally within the United Nations system. (Interpreters are represented by AIIC.)

AITC was founded in 1962 mainly in order to standardize the working conditions and terms of employment of short-term language staff employed by these international organizations. An agreement was signed between AITC and various employer organizations; it has since been renegotiated on several occasions, most recently in 2012.

AITC: What it does

AITC’s activities are twofold: it endeavours, on the one hand, to defend the interests of its members and monitor the application of the agreement governing conditions of employment, and, on the other, to uphold high standards in the profession. To this end, it gives advice to its members on all aspects of their work, in particular their terms of employment, and responds to queries from employer organizations.