The suspension of activities will be in force between 09:00 and 13:00 hours, period in which its affiliates will rally for safety conditions at work.
The death of the worker occurred last Wednesday when the victim fell from a height of seven meters while working on repair works in a boarding house in Montevideo.
On Friday another builder suffered serious injuries in another accident, under similar circumstances.
Sunca considered that in both cases the expected work safety conditions were not in place.
Union data indicate that four construction workers have died this year.
The deceased worker was not registered with the Banco de Previsión Social (BPS), the union said.
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