La interpretación profesional en los servicios públicos: una garantía de los derechos fundamentales de las personas migrantes más vulnerables en Canarias

Community interpreting (CI) is crucial to safeguarding the fundamental rights of allophone migrants. However, in Spain, its regulation is virtually absent, which means that at a regional level, in the Canary Islands, there are no guarantees for the provision of professional and high-quality CI services. Such deficiencies in CI provision can entail serious consequences, particularly for migrants facing vulnerable situations, such as those arriving in the archipelago through irregular sea routes. A comprehensive literature review reveals that the CI situation in this region is rather unsatisfactory and aligns with the lack of professionalisation observed across the country. The study concludes that it is urgent to promote and carry out further research into the current state of CI in the Canary Islands in order to promote its professionalisation.