'Shoplifting has long been a major flashpoint for violence and abuse against shop workers'
A shop workers’ union is “deeply concerned” after police figures showed a major spike in shoplifting figures.
Usdaw says that, along with the employers’ organisation Northern Ireland Retail Consortium , they are “seeking Stormont support for a Scottish-style protection of shop workers’ law”. This week they jointly wrote to Justice Minister Naomi Long “urging action to protect retail workers from violence and abuse, amid a huge increase in the number of incidents in recent years”.
Paddy Lillis, Usdaw General Secretary says: “It is deeply disturbing for our members in Northern Ireland to see a further 13% increase in shoplifting over the last 12 months, after incidents have doubled since the pandemic. It is in stark contrast to all other theft offences, which are in decline. Thankfully overall crime rates in Northern Ireland are down by nearly 10%, so shoplifting surely has to become a priority.
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