Pakistan Workers' Federation Explained

PWF
Location Country:Pakistan
Affiliation:ITUC
Members:510,280[1]
Full Name:Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF)
Native Name:PWF
Founded:1948
Merged:2005
Headquarters:Street 51,Awan Market,Sector G 7/2
, Islamabad
Key People:Ch. Muhammad Yaseen,[2] General Secretary
Mr. Shaukat Ali Anjum, President
Ch. Abdul Rehman Aasi, Chairman

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]

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 the Pakistan Workers Federation.[4] In 2011, thousands of workers protested against price hikes in Islamabad.[5]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. A Profile of Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations in Pakistan. Zakaullah Khan Khalil. International Labour Organization. 2018.
  2. Approved List of the office bearers by NIRC: https://www.ilo.org/resource/pakistan-workers-federation-share-changes-made-enhance-fundamental
  3. http://labourwatchpakistan.com/overview-of-trade-unions-in-pakistan/ Pakistan Workers' Federation on Labour Watch Pakistan website
  4. http://www.ituc-csi.org/pakistan-ituc-joins-pakistan?lang=en Pakistan Workers' Federation on International Trade Union Confederation website
  5. http://www.pakworkers.com/news/pakistan-workers-federation-protests-in-islamabad-against-privatization-price-hike/, Pakistan Workers Federation holds a protest