Pakistan Workers' Federation

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PWF
Pakistan Workers' Federation
PWF logo.png
Founded7 September 2005
Headquarters3/62 Union Plaza
Saddar, Punjab
Location
Members
510,280[1]
Key people
, Chairman
, President
, General Secretary
AffiliationsITUC
Websitepwf.org.pk


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][2]

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 restoration of a democratic system in Pakistan in 2007 along with Pakistan Workers Federation.[3] In 2011, thousands of workers protested against price hikes in Islamabad.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Zakaullah Khan Khalil (2018). A Profile of Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations in Pakistan (PDF) (Report). International Labour Organization.
  2. ^ Pakistan Workers' Federation on Labour Watch Pakistan website Published 20 April 2011, Retrieved 2 March 2018
  3. ^ Pakistan Workers' Federation on International Trade Union Confederation website Published 5 Nov 2007, Retrieved 1 March 2018
  4. ^ Pakistan Workers Federation holds a protest Published 7 April 2011, Retrieved 1 March 2018



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