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.[1][2][3]

APFOL
Full nameAll Pakistan Federation of Labour
Founded1951
AffiliationInternational Trade Union Confederation
Brussels, Belgium
Key peopleSaad Muhammad, Deputy General Secretary
Office locationLahore, Pakistan
CountryPakistan

In 2004, All Pakistan Federation of Labour officeholders and other labour leaders demanded the repeal of anti-labour law, called Industrial Relations Ordinance (IRO)-2002 from the Pakistani government.[1]

All Pakistan Federation of Labour merged into Pakistan Workers' Federation in 2005 which, in turn, is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation based in Brussels, Belgium.[4]

See also

  • Pakistani Labour Unions

References

  1. KARACHI: Labour leaders demand repeal of Industrial Relations Ordinance (IRO)-2002 Dawn (newspaper), Published 5 October 2004, Retrieved 2 March 2018
  2. Labour Administration: Profile on Pakistan (All Pakistan Federation of Labour) on GoogleBooks website Retrieved 2 March 2018
  3. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7. Retrieved 2 March 2018
  4. Overview of Trade Unions in Pakistan on Labour Watch Pakistan website Published 20 April 2011, Retrieved 2 March 2018
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