Pakistan Workers' Federation

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PWF
Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF)
PWF
Merged into2005
Founded2005
HeadquartersStreet 51,Awan Market
[Sector G- 7/2]], Islamabad
Location
Members
510,280 [1]
Key people
Ch. Muhammad Yaseen, [2] General Secretary
Ch. Abdul Rehman Aasi, Chairman
Syed Atta ullah Shah, Finance Secretary
Asad Mehmood, Deputy General Secretary
Affiliations ITUC

The Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan. It is the largest labour organisation in the country and its affiliated unions are among the oldest. The centre itself was created in 1994 through a merger of three former national centres. It is independent and non-political. Internationally, it is affiliated with ITUC. [1] [3]

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Organisation & affiliates

Trade unions affiliated with PWF include:

History

In 1994, All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU), All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL) and Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions (PNFTU) held an assembly in Abbottabad, where they announced their intention to merge within ten years. The merger did take place within that time and the founding convention of PWF took place in Islamabad on September 7, 2005. [1] All three merging unions remained affiliated individually with the ITUC.

ITUC put out a call for the restoration of a democratic system in Pakistan in 2007 along with Pakistan Workers Federation. [4] In 2011, thousands of workers protested against price hikes in Islamabad. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Zakaullah Khan Khalil (2018). A Profile of Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations in Pakistan (PDF) (Report). International Labour Organization.
  2. Official List of Trade Union Federations and senior office-bearers by the National Industrial Relations Commission of Pakistan: http://www.nirc.gov.pk/listfederation.aspx
  3. Pakistan Workers' Federation on Labour Watch Pakistan website Published 20 April 2011, Retrieved 2 March 2018
  4. Pakistan Workers' Federation on International Trade Union Confederation website Published 5 Nov 2007, Retrieved 1 March 2018
  5. Pakistan Workers Federation holds a protest Published 7 April 2011, Retrieved 1 March 2018