Protect workers looking after us during lock down. Supply/Postal/Retail sectors

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Business managers are under pressure to deliver in this crisis situation, but workers should not be pressured into risking their lives and others by inadequate social distancing/lack of equipment.

To protect everyone. If supply lines are to keep running we must protect people in all these vital areas. From fruit pickers to lorry drivers to postmen to shelf stacker in the supermarket.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think this petition is similar:
Provide all workers dealing with the public PPE to be protected from COVID-19

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

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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

Timeline

24 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
29 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Apr 2020

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