After construction was deemed an essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic, workers and labour unions are calling for increased inspections to ensure workers are kept safe.
Earlier this week, a representative of LiUNA Ontario Provincial District Council, sent a letter to the Minister of Labour to outline issues of inspections, proper guidelines, and adequate sanitation.
The union and its 11 affiliates represent over 100,000 workers throughout the province of Ontario. In the letter, the union called for more active, in person, enforcement to protect workers and ensure conditions meet the Occupational Health and Safety Act.