Mapping Labour Unions in Pakistan Sections Three Profiles of Federations and Trade Unions This section covers profiles of major federations and unions in Pakistan. The list of the federations was drawn from various sources including consultation with labour rights experts, ILO study“A Profile of Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations in Pakistan” and from Muhammad Zahid Islam’s book on trade unions in Pakistan. The section was produced as a response to the demand by FES that required a listing of the basic details, key characteristics, political affiliation, and strengths and weaknesses of major federations and unions in Pakistan. Close to 60 federations and unions were consulted through phone calls presented with a list of questions. Out of these over 28 responded. The response of the federations and unions to the questionnaire has been summarised below. It is to be noted that the information provided by the federations and unions have been taken as is. This is due to a shortage of time and also limited means of verification. Drawing analysis is an immensely time-consuming exercise that requires spending time with entities to understand various dynamics. The task would not have been possible given the limited scope of this paper. Details of NGOs and allies working with trade unions can be acquired from their websites. 3.1. All Pakistan Labour Federation The All Pakistan Labour Federation has 138 unions with 30,4000 members from the textile, minerals, gas, rubber, plastic, power sectors. Its geographical base is in Balochistan, with a headquarter in Quetta, and regional offices in all provinces. The President is Abdul Sattar and Secretary-General is Sultan Khan. It describes its political ideology as progressive. Their agenda is to promote the right to organisation of workers. They term poor financial resources as their biggest weakness. 39