Interpreters in Belgian courts not paid for months

Interpreters in Belgian courts have not been paid by the justice ministry for months, according to the Professional Union of Sworn Translators and Interpreters (UPTIJ).A spontaneous protest action by a dozen interpreters took place at the Encro trial - one of the biggest-ever drug trafficking cases in the country - last week and unions warn of the possibility of further strikes.The verdict of the major trial was delayed as a result of the protest action, which took place following the announcement from the justice ministry of yet another delay in payments to translators and jury interpreters.“It was too much for them – some colleagues have n…