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Social workers - punched, hit and kicked
Morning Report
English - September 30, 2019 18:11 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Social workers say the abuse they face has increased since the controversy about the removal of babies from their families. Latest figures show there were 39 physical assaults on Oranga Tamariki social workers in the year to June, but the Ministry for Children suspects some assaults are going unreported. The attacks have included punching, hitting and kicking. Our social issues reporter Sarah Robson has the story.