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B.C. anti-harassment campaign says 91ƵDon91Ƶt be a tool91Ƶ

In honour of BC Construction Month, a new campaign addresses worksite harassment
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A new campaign put forward by the BC Construction Association (BCCA) and its Builders Code partners work to decrease worksite harassment by saying 91Ƶdon91Ƶt be a tool.91Ƶ (Screenshot)

A new campaign put forward by the BC Construction Association (BCCA) and its Builders Code partners is telling workers, 91Ƶdon91Ƶt be a tool91Ƶ in honour of BC Construction month.

The humorous campaign aims to address worksite bullying, hazing and harassment often seen on construction sites.

Part of the campaign includes short, animated videos of bullying situations described by tradespeople across B.C. The videos aim to help change the conversation in an industry that is 95 per cent male.

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91ƵThere91Ƶs no question that the 180,000 tradespeople in BC91Ƶs construction workforce will recognize the real-life situations that informed this campaign,91Ƶ said Chris Atchison, President, BCCA in a statement. 91ƵOur industry is keen to be more diverse across all demographics including age and gender, and while most employees are well aware of the behaviour that91Ƶs expected of them by their employers, you could say we91Ƶre working to remove all doubt about what91Ƶs acceptable on a worksite.91Ƶ

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The #DontBeATool campaign will be shared across social media templates as a part o the Builders Code91Ƶs initiation to set a better baseline code of conduct at construction sites.

91ƵRight now, there are so many campaigns competing for our attention around the themes of workplace conduct, sexual harassment and gender equality that we needed to create something that would break through all the clutter and get noticed,91Ƶ said Morgan Tierney, Managing Partner of Rethink, the communications agency which created the campaign.

91ƵUsing our cartoon character 91Ƶtools91Ƶ allows us to look at a serious problem through an exaggerated, lighthearted lens, making the whole issue more approachable.

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