All Pakistan Trade Union Congress Explained

APTUC
Location Country:	Pakistan
Affiliation:	International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Paris, France
Full Name:	All Pakistan Trade Union Congress
Headquarters:	Karachi, Pakistan
Key People:	Sarwari Khan, president Shouket Ali, secretary general^[1]

The All Pakistan Trade Union Congress (APTUC) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) based in Paris, France.^{[2] [3]}

In 2011, All Pakistan Trade Union Congress had approximately 150,000 members nationwide. This organization's Secretary General, Shouket Ali was trying to rally the whole nation back then for relief work after the 2010 Pakistan floods. This would also mean getting the displaced flood victims and workers back to work.^{[1] [4]}

In 2004, organized labour held a press conference in Karachi, Pakistan to demand the repeal of an anti-labor government ordinance called Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.ituc-csi.org/spotlight-interview-with-shouket Spotlight interview with Shouket Ali (APTUC-Pakistan)
2. 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.
3. http://labourwatchpakistan.com/overview-of-trade-unions-in-pakistan/ Overview of Trade Unions in Pakistan including All Pakistan Trade Union Congress on Labour Watch Pakistan website
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=XwyMedPmI7YC&dq=all+pakistan+trade+union+congress&pg=PA20 Labour Administration: Profile on Pakistan including All Pakistan Trade Union Congress
5. https://www.dawn.com/news/372608 KARACHI: Labour leaders demand repeal of IRO-2002