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BHP Pilbara workers to halt shiploading for 24 hours on August 8, then stop work from 5:30am August 9 in pay dispute

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BHP union workers in Western Australia's Pilbara will proceed with a 24-hour ship-loading stoppage followed by a broader work stoppage, marking a second strike in two months amid unresolved pay talks. The disruption risks near-term supply-chain bottlenecks for bulk commodity exports and raises operational uncertainty for miners and related logistics. Traders may reprice short-term supply risk across industrial metals and mining-linked exposures.
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BHP workers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia plan a new round of strikes over a pay dispute, including a 24-hour shiploading stoppage on August 8 and a full work stoppage from 5:30am on August 9. It is the second strike in two months. Each 24-hour stoppage is expected to cost BHP about $120m in lost revenue and the Western Australian government about $6.85m in lost royalty payments. The action is set to disrupt global iron ore supply chains, particularly key export channels.
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