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New protections and support for construction workers

Submitted by Emily Andrews on Friday 27th June 2025

Published on Monday 4th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 4th February 2026

Signatures: 45

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Tagged with

8 hours ~ apprenticeships ~ balance ~ carbon emissions ~ COMMITTING ~ construction ~ Cost ~ fund ~ Lack ~ Leading ~ Limited ~ Managed ~ Minimum ~ Minimum wage ~ Money ~ Respect ~ Saving ~ Vanity ~ work ~ Young people

Petition Action

New protections and support for construction workers

Petition Details

We urge the Government to limit the hours of work on all construction sites (with limited exceptions) to 8 hours per day, increase the minimum wage for construction workers so they don't lose out, and fund more apprenticeships to encourage young people to enter trades.

Additional Information

Many UK construction workers commit suicide each year. We think that long hours, poor working conditions and a lack of public respect contribute to this. We believe reducing construction hours can improve workers' work-life balance, leading to happier and more efficient projects. We believe the cost will be passed to clients and managed in preconstruction. We think it could also reduce unnecessary/vanity works, saving money and carbon emissions. Trades are vital and we must protect them.


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