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Thread poster: Catherin Newmann
Catherin Newmann
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Updates Apr 27, 2015

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for taking the time to comment on this subject.

I want to inform you that I've contacted the Colombian Minister of Labor offices and a specialized lawyer in such field, and both inform me that in Colombia it is illegal to charge any fee to apply for a job opportunity.

Also, it is not registered in the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá.

I'm in the process of submitting all the information to report it.

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Hello Everyone,

Thank you for taking the time to comment on this subject.

I want to inform you that I've contacted the Colombian Minister of Labor offices and a specialized lawyer in such field, and both inform me that in Colombia it is illegal to charge any fee to apply for a job opportunity.

Also, it is not registered in the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá.

I'm in the process of submitting all the information to report it.

This is not an organization such as ATA or ProZ, where linguists pay a fee to receive information about potential job opportunities; this is a company that requires people to pay to take the job. I was sent the file to be translated to be later informed that I first needed to pay for the "test" so I could start with the job.

This company reports a large number of Clients in Colombia and I am doing all this because I believe it is
unfair that they are getting clients and job opportunities in our reduced Colombian-translation market by taking advantage of our translators.

Thank you all again.

Regards, ▲ Collapse
 
Nikita Kobrin
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Lithuania
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Just scammers. Apr 28, 2015

Vladimir Pochinov wrote:

Personally, I firmly believe that tests should be paid for.


Absolutely! I stopped accepting free tests several years ago.


Catherin Newmann wrote:

Who comes up with translation tests fees?


Scammers. No doubt.


Nikita Kobrin
 
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