Construction Workers Take to Melbourne Streets to Protest COVID-19 Restrictions

Comes day after state imposes new vaccine mandate on industry

Construction workers take their lunch break on a busy street in Melbourne, to protest the closing of their onsite tea rooms by the state government, on Sept. 17, 2021. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Construction workers took to the streets of Melbourne’s CBD blocking traffic to peacefully protest the Victorian state government’s latest COVID-19 restrictions for the industry.

Dozens of construction workers blocked Lonsdale and Elizabeth streets with chairs and tables while on their breaks, stopping the trams, video on social media show.