Saipan adopts Code of Ethics for Translators/Interpreters

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The Saipan Tribune reports that the Attorney General's Office and the Department of Labor  have adopted regulations establishing a code of ethics for translators and interpreters appearing in labor, immigration, and refugee protection proceedings.

The code of ethics address issues concerning conflict of interest, confidentiality, and competency issues. The new regulations allow the Labor Department and the AGO to require a translator or interpreter to certify that he or she has read and agrees to the canons or to decline the services of a translator or interpreter who violates the standards of conduct set by the canons.

According to the article, governmental agencies have had problems with translators who have inadequate language skills including cases where translators interfered.

Wikipedia information:

Saipan is the largest island and site of the capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a chain of 14 tropical islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Despite its status as a U.S. Commonwealth, Saipan is exempt from some federal laws, including key labor and immigration laws .In 2005-2006, the issue of immigration and labor practices in Saipan  was brought up during the American political scandals of Congressman Tom DeLay and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Sources: Saipan Tribune, Wikipedia