National Labour Federation (Pakistan)

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NLF
National Labour Federation
Founded9 November 1969
Headquarters2-A Sanda Road, Lahore
03004185789
Location
Members42,210 [1]
Key people
Mr.Shamus ur Rahman Swati, President
Mr Shahid Ayub Khan, General Secretary
Mr Tayyab Ejaz Khan, Add. Secretary General
Affiliations Jamaat-e-Islami

The National Labour Federation (NLF) is national trade union centre in Pakistan. The trade union is the labour wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami party and organises workers in various sectors, including telecommunications, shipyards, transport and manufacturing. It is the third-largest trade union in Pakistan and is not affiliated with any international labour organisations. [2]

History

The trade union was formed on 9 November 1969, by Abul A'la Maududi to promote Islamism among workers in Pakistan. Prof. Shafi Malik became NLF's first president and secretary-general and remained on these positions until 2000. [2]

In 2003, NLF was registered at the National Industrial Relations Commission. [1]

In November 2015, NLF for the first time came together with left-leaning trade unions to condemn plans of the PML-N government to privatise state-owned enterprises. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Zakaullah Khan Khalil (2018). A Profile of Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations in Pakistan (PDF) (Report). International Labour Organization.
  2. 1 2 Zia Ur Rehman (5 October 2019). "NLF's 50 years: analysing the 'only Islamic labour group' in country". The News International (newspaper).
  3. ↑ "Labour unions unite against privatisation". The Nation (Pakistani newspaper).


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