All Pakistan Federation of Labour explained

APFOL
Location Country:	Pakistan
Affiliation:	International Trade Union Confederation
Full Name:	All Pakistan Federation of Labour
Founded:	1951
Headquarters:	Lahore, Pakistan
Key People:	Saad Muhammad, Deputy General Secretary

The All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan. It was founded in 1951 by Rahmatullah Chaudhary.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2004, APFOL officeholders and other labour leaders demanded the repeal of an anti-labour law, called the Industrial Relations Ordinance (IRO)-2002, from the Pakistani government.

The APFOL merged into the Pakistan Workers' Federation in 2005 which, in turn, is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation based in Brussels, Belgium.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.dawn.com/news/372608 KARACHI: Labour leaders demand repeal of Industrial Relations Ordinance (IRO)-2002
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=XwyMedPmI7YC&dq=All+Pakistan+Trade+Union+Federation&pg=PA20 Labour Administration: Profile on Pakistan (All Pakistan Federation of Labour) on GoogleBooks website
3. Book: 2005. Trade Unions of the World. ICTUR. International Centre for Trade Union Rights. etal. 6th. John Harper Publishing. London, UK. 0-9543811-5-7.
4. http://labourwatchpakistan.com/overview-of-trade-unions-in-pakistan/ Overview of Trade Unions in Pakistan on Labour Watch Pakistan website