National Labour Federation (Pakistan)

The National Labour Federation (NLF) is national trade union centre in Pakistan. The trade union is the labour wing of the 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]

NLF
National Labour Federation
Founded9 November 1969
Headquarters2-A Sanda Road
Lahore03004185789
Location
Members
42,210[1]
Key people
Mr.Shamus ur Rahman Swati, President
Mr Shahid Ayub Khan, General Secretary & Mr Tayyab Ejaz Khan Add Secretary General
AffiliationsJamaat-e-Islami

History

The 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
  1. Zakaullah Khan Khalil (2018). A Profile of Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations in Pakistan (PDF) (Report). International Labour Organization.
  2. Zia Ur Rehman (2019-10-05). "NLF's 50 years: analysing the 'only Islamic labour group' in country". The News International (newspaper).
  3. "Labour unions unite against privatisation". The Nation (Pakistani newspaper).


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