Lawmakers urge action after assault on store clerkBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterLawmakers yesterday urged local authorities to take action to protect workers after a man allegedly assaulted a female clerk at a convenience store in Pingtung County. The attack occurred on Sunday, when the clerk, surnamed Pan (潘), asked the man, surnamed Yang (楊), to wear a mask inside the store. People protest outside the Pingtung County Bureau of Health yesterday, demanding that the authorities deal with a man who allegedly assaulted a store clerk. Photo: Chen Yen-ting, Taipei TimesAs of yesterday, she had undergone several surgeries, but her life was no longer in danger. Meanwhile, about 50 residents of Sinnan Village (新南) in the county’s Kaohshu Township (高樹), where Yang lives, protested at the Pingtung Public Health Bureau yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times September 30, 2021 15:56 UTC