136 People Charged for Abusing Retail Workers in NSW

NSW Minister for Work Health and Safety Sophie Cotsis said the state government was taking a zero-tolerance approach to retail worker abuse.

People queue at a supermarket in Adelaide, Australia, on Nov. 18, 2020. Brenton Edwards/AFP via Getty Images

Over 100 people have been charged for committing offences against retail workers in New South Wales (NSW) in the past two years.

According to new figures from the NSW government, since the state introduced laws to strengthen the protection of retail workers in 2023, 136 people have been charged with different offences.