Local Assembly Member Paul Davies is supporting a campaign led by the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) to highlight and prevent violence, threats and abuse against shop workers. As part of Respect for Shopworkers Week, the theme this year is 'Keep Your Cool at Christmas' and seeks to highlight the rising tension levels in stores during the Christmas shopping period, especially during the increasingly busy Black Friday sales, whilst reinforcing the message that abuse is not part of the job.

Mr Davies said, “I’m pleased to support the Freedom from Fear campaign and show my support for shop workers across Pembrokeshire. It’s absolutely essential that retail workers are not subject to violence or intimidation in the workplace. The USDAW campaign highlights a number of ways in which people can be safer at work, including reviewing current procedures and reporting incidents. Sadly, too many people still face intimidation in the workplace and it’s crucial that we work together to highlight this problem, so that employers can start taking real action against it.”