National Labour Federation (Pakistan)
National Labour Federation | |
Founded | 9 November 1969 |
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Headquarters | 2-A Sanda Road, Jamaat-e-Islami party and organises workers in various sectors, including telecommunications, shipyards, transport and manufacturing. It is the third-largest trade union in Pakistan and is not affiliated with any international labour organisations.[2]
HistoryThe trade union was formed on November 9, 1969, by Abul A'la Maududi to promote Islamism among workers in Pakistan. Prof. Shafi Malik became NLF's first president and secretary-general and remained on these positions until 2000.[2] In 2003, NLF was registered at the National Industrial Relations Commission.[1] In November 2015, NLF for the first time came together with left-leaning trade unions to condemn plans of the PML-N government to privatise state-owned enterprises.[3] References
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