Rejected petition Halt construction work in UK admist Covid-19 to protect workers and the public.

Shut down building sites unless essential for the NHS and send workers home with immediate effect without fear of losing their jobs or contracts if self employed.

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"Bricks and mortar" are not essential "lives are"

Whilst we're all being told to stay at home, building of private dwellings and offices is being allowed to continue. Workers are unable to adhere to social distancing due to the nature of their work but are compelled to as they fear losing their jobs or contracts.

Their lives, the lives of their families and potentially thousands of others lives are at risk by allowing this industry to continue with non-essential work.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

Close construction sites because of Covid19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308933

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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Date submitted 25 March 2020
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