Fellow security worker Liz Turley, who works for Radius Security, said: “There hasn’t been a night where I haven’t experienced some instance of somebody standing there for a prolonged period of time giving me abuse.”
She said staff were often subjected to racist, homophobic or sexist abuse on shift.
“They will pick up on characteristics that we’re likely to find offensive,” she added.
Jawad told the he believed that online discourse about immigration issues had emboldened racist attitudes, particularly with narratives around “stopping the boats”.
“We haven’t come off any boats. I was born here, my dad was born here, my granddad was born here,” he said.
“I’ve got just as much right to be here and work as anyone else does.”
Liz said she would like to see members of the public to stand up for others when they see these instances taking place.
“Very often these individuals are left unchallenged in committing this sort of abuse,” she said.
