爱尔兰零售业工人面临越来越多的虐待,促使一项新法案将攻击工作人员的行为定为犯罪。 Irish retail workers face rising abuse, prompting a new bill to criminalize attacks on staff.

自Covid-19大流行结束以来,爱尔兰酒吧和零售业工人报告说,顾客的侵害行为急剧上升,工会调查发现,近三分之二的人受到过辱骂,四分之一的人面临威胁,10%的人遭到人身攻击。 Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, Irish bar and retail workers have reported a sharp rise in customer aggression, with a union survey finding nearly two-thirds experienced verbal abuse, over a quarter faced threats, and more than 10% were physically assaulted. 授权工会说,现在每天都有事件报告,这促使人们呼吁加强保护。 The Mandate Trade Union says incidents are now reported daily, prompting calls for stronger protections. 参议员Mary FitzPatrick(Mary FitzPatrick)提出「零售工人法案」, 将虐待或攻击零售工人定为犯罪, Senator Mary FitzPatrick has introduced the 'Retail Workers Bill' to criminalize abuse or assault against retail staff, mirroring a 2022 law for bar workers. 工会正在敦促政府支持并迅速通过该法案,以加强工人安全。 The union is urging the government to support and pass the bill quickly to enhance worker safety.