Pakistan Workers' Federation

PWF
Full name Pakistan Workers' Federation
Affiliation International Trade Union Confederation
Paris, France
Key people Chaudhary Talib Nawaz, President
Khurshid Ahmed, General Secretary
Office location Lahore, Pakistan
Country Pakistan
Website

The Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF) is an umbrella organization of national trade unions in Pakistan.[1]

These trade unions individually were determined to work together to promote and protect their rights by creating “Pakistan Workers Federation” initially through merger of three national trade union centers of Pakistan in 1994, namely: All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU), All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL) and Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions (PNFTU). Later the actual merger did take place in 2004. Although all three merging unions remain affiliated individually with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) based in Paris, France. As of 2011, the merged Pakistan Workers' Federation represents approximately 60% of the organized workforce of Pakistan.[1]

Members

Members of the PWF include:

Working for social justice

International Trade Union Confederation put out a call for restoration of a democratic system in Pakistan in 2007 along with Pakistan Workers Federation.[2] In 2011, thousands of workers protested against price hikes in Islamabad.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Pakistan Workers' Federation on Labour Watch Pakistan website Published 20 April 2011, Retrieved 2 March 2018
  2. ↑ Pakistan Workers' Federation on International Trade Union Confederation website Published 5 Nov 2007, Retrieved 1 March 2018
  3. ↑ Pakistan Workers Federation holds a protest Published 7 April 2011, Retrieved 1 March 2018
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