Around 1,500 construction workers took to the Zurich streets on Friday to protest against worsening conditions. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first demonstrators gathered in the city centre early on Friday morning. Most construction sites in Zurich remained at a standstill, representatives of the Unia and Syna unions told a press briefing. Workers from central and eastern Switzerland and from canton Graubünden also travelled to the city to join the protest. "Working in the construction industry is a great profession, and those who do it are often very proud of it," said Nico Lutz, chief negotiator and member of the Unia management. However, there is a serious shortage of labour, construction sites are multiplying with ever smaller workforces, and employers are making working conditions less and less attractive. After the rally, the construction workers marched noisily through the city in the early afternoon. Their procession ended in front of the ...
