Mapping Labour Unions in Pakistan In terms of their strength and weaknesses, they describe the 50,000 plus workers and their status of the only federation in the sector as important. However, the workers and the oil and gas field is based in remote areas present the challenges of accessibility, which comes in the way of communication, capacity building and campaigning for workers. At the international level, this federation is affiliated with IndustriALL Global Union. Address: 09, Mazanine Manzoor Plaza, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area Islamabad 3.4. All Pakistan Trade Union Federation The All Pakistan Trade Union Federation was formally registered in 2004, however, it existed since the 1940s. Abdul Rehman Shaheed and Chaudhary Gulzar Ahmad were among the founding leaders of the federation. The Federation has 5,000 members from railways, diverse industrial sectors, and municipalities, etc. The headquarter of the federation is in Lahore and it has offices in Kasur and Gujranwala, among other areas of Punjab. Fazal-e-Wahid serves as the President, Aima Mehmood is General Secretary, Shabbir Shah is Senior Vice President, Chaudhary Nasir is Information Secretary, Haji Abdul Ghafoor is Finance Secretary. In terms of ideology, the federation has left-leaning members but right­leaning groups are gaining strength. The Federation’s key agenda revolves around workers’ right to organize. They also prioritise women’s participation in trade unions and claim to work towards equal representation and participation of women in decision-making in the trade union movement and beyond. In terms of their strength, they consider their experience and status of being functional since the 1940s as their biggest strength. They admit internal divisions and a severe lack of resources hinder them from operating with full potential. The organisation also struggles with a strategy to expand. At the moment, they say they are just struggling to survive in difficult times. The Federation maintains good relations with fellow federations and unions and also works with PILER, Working Women Organization(WWO) and 41