National Respect for Shopworkers Week

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes National Respect for Shopworkers Week, 5 to 11 July 2004, as part of the Freedom from Fear campaign that seeks to highlight the unacceptable level of abuse and violence suffered by shopworkers; congratulates the shopworkers’ union, USDAW, on its campaign to promote respect for shopworkers and improve workplace safety; notes the report from the Co-operative Group last year, which showed a 39% increase in violent crime against staff in Co-op convenience stores and which highlighted the scale of the problem; recognises the importance of a close partnership between police, retailers, shopworkers and communities, and believes that the Scottish Executive, local authorities, retailers and other relevant agencies should work together to secure safer workplaces in safer communities.


No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Lab 26 Green 5 SNP 4 SSP 4 LD 3 Ind 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-01532 by reference.