The workers will be holding three events as part of the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s (NBCF) Go Pink campaign.

It’s a personal mission for worker Sam Thompson, whose wife Sarah has battled breast cancer.

He said the NBCF had supported his family in their time of need, and hoped others would in turn support the campaign.

“Sarah has fought breast cancer and beat it, however the results of the illness still take their toll,” Mr Thompson said.

“One of our children asked Sarah not to pick them up from school during treatment because other children were teasing him about his mum having no hair.

“We can make a difference and minimise the number of people affected by this disease or eradicate it completely by helping to raise funds for NBCF to assist in research.”

The Go Pink campaign runs from June 18 to 24, with organisers urging people to get creative by wearing pink, holding a pink party or any other initiative to support the cause.

The BlueScope workers are organising three barbecues at the Port Kembla site next week, with Ross Transport’s Pink Kenworth truck in tow. They’ll also be selling pink merchandise and pink donuts across the week, while Mr Thompson will be dyeing his hair and beard pink.

“I would like to personally thank BlueScope for their support of myself and the team,” he said.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia, with 50 women diagnosed every day and 148 men expected to be diagnosed this year. According to the NBCF, it’s estimated that 3157 people in Australia will die in 2018 from breast cancer, including 28 men.

This year NBCF is aiming to raise $800,000 through the Go Pink campaign to fund research into the prevention and early detection of breast cancer, increasing the chances of survival.

NBCF CEO Professor Sarah Hosking said that the campaign was a fun way to raise much needed funds for research. “We know that too many families are devastated by breast cancer,” she said.

“By ‘Going Pink’ for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, you are ensuring that we can continue to fund the very best breast cancer research in Australia and get closer to our goal of zero deaths by 2030.”

To help out the BlueScope team go to gopink.org.au and search for Team Blue Goes Pink.