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Attacks on fast-food delivery workers threatens industry

Fast food delivery workers have been subjected to racist attacks which threaten the industry. It'...
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10.49 7 May 2014


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Attacks on fast-food delivery workers threatens industry

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10.49 7 May 2014


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Fast food delivery workers have been subjected to racist attacks which threaten the industry.

It's feared that delivery services could be suspended in some areas of Dublin as a result.

According to the Herald, workers have been shot with pellet guns, beaten with clubs and threatened with knives while trying to make deliveries.

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It's understood over a dozen such attacks have occurred over the past two months in Tallaght, Citywest and Jobstown.

Gardaí have special operations to target those involved, which have led to 5 arrests.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland says a rise in attacks on fast food delivery workers in Dublin does not come as a surprise.

Immigrant Council of Ireland Spokesman Jerry O'Connor says they have the figures to back up this up:


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