Usdaw Stalham

Freedom From Fear


The Freedom from Fear Campaign seeks to prevent violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers.
It has four main aims, to:

• Negotiate with employers for safety and security improvements in stores.
  
• Campaign with Government for policies to help tackle retail crime and anti-social behaviour in shopping areas.
  
• Raise awareness with the shopping public that violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers is unacceptable behavior.
  
• Give shopworkers the confidence to speak out and not accept abuse as just a part of the job.

Shocking research reveals that every minute of the working day a shopworker is verbally abused, threatened with violence or physically attacked. Since the campaign was launched in 2002 we have held annual Respect for Shopworkers events to promote the campaign. We have gained the support of the major retail employers and the Government is delivering for our members.