Petition · past parliament
Shut Down All Construction Sites and non essential businesses due to COVID-19.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Shut Down All Construction Sites, Road Works and Roofing and non-essential businesses spreading COVID-19 to protect them and save lives of others !
The steps mentioned should keep COVID-19 contained and controlled. The action needs to be taken NOW not later.
The steps mentioned should keep COVID-19 contained and controlled. The action needs to be taken NOW not later.
Construction job sites are currently still obligated to stay open. On an average job site hundreds workers are present. If one person on site contracts the COVID-19, the whole site will be exposed and contaminated as well as their families. These workers often share portable washrooms and toilets that are not cleaned throughout the day.
They are facing deaths if hurt doing their jobs as beds in hospitals are running low on numbers due to COVID-19 patients! Do something NOW!
They are facing deaths if hurt doing their jobs as beds in hospitals are running low on numbers due to COVID-19 patients! Do something NOW!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.