# Iranian Rail Workers on Strike Again - Iran Focus

> Iranian rail workers have struck again, blocking tracks linking the Bandar Abbas port to Tehran over unpaid wages of about three months. Additional strikes occurred in Shazand, Ahvaz and Kerman Province amid economic turmoil and rail privatization.

- Date: 2019-08-01 · published 2019-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Iran · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57596-iranian-rail-workers-on-strike-again-iran-focus
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rail disruption to Iran's main southern port can delay imports of grain and feed into the country, although the effect on world prices is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-13 | [Aurizon railway workers plan to strike \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61604-aurizon-railway-workers-plan-to-strike-sbs-news.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-30 | [Ontario Food Terminal workers strike and win](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67994-ontario-food-terminal-workers-strike-and-win.md) | +2.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-19 | [Grain shippers worried as CN Rail workers strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56081-grain-shippers-worried-as-cn-rail-workers-strike-globalnews-ca.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-09 | [Rail workers, grain growers await CIRB decision on potential strike – Brandon Sun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29278-rail-workers-grain-growers-await-cirb-decision-on-potential-strike-brandon-sun.md) | -4.0% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- iranfocus.com: https://iranfocus.com/iran-general/33753-iranian-rail-workers-on-strike-again/

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