The Pakistan Workers' Federation (PWF) is a
national trade union centre in
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. 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.
[Pakistan Workers' Federation on Labour Watch Pakistan website]
Published 20 April 2011, Retrieved 2 March 2018
Organisation & affiliates
Trade unions affiliated with PWF include:
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All Pakistan Federation of Labour
The All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan. It was founded in 1951 by Rahmatullah Chaudhary.[All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions
The All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It was founded in 1947 and has a membership of 602,000.
The APFTU is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
The Internat ...]
(APFTU)
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Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions
The Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions (PNFTU) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It is a member of the Pakistan Workers' Federation and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
The International ...
(PNFTU)
History
In 1994,
All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions
The All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It was founded in 1947 and has a membership of 602,000.
The APFTU is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
The Internat ...
(APFTU),
All Pakistan Federation of Labour
The All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFOL) is a national trade union centre in Pakistan. It was founded in 1951 by Rahmatullah Chaudhary.[Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions
The Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions (PNFTU) is a national trade union center in Pakistan. It is a member of the Pakistan Workers' Federation and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
The International ...]
(PNFTU) held an assembly in
Abbottabad
Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...
, 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
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
on September 7, 2005.
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. In 2011, thousands of workers protested against price hikes in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
.
Pakistan Workers Federation holds a protest
Published 7 April 2011, Retrieved 1 March 2018
References
Trade unions in Pakistan
Labour history of Pakistan
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