Mapping Labour Unions in Pakistan The LQM is known for its street mobilisation. Though the movement itself is a non-registered entity and it wishes to remain so, it has organised movements from other sectors such as brick kilns, powerloom and garments sector. LQM has also established a tripartite platform in Faisalabad, bringing employers and government department officials together to address issues such as payment of wages, working hours, etc. Apart from its street mobilisation capacity, LQM has also built a system of continuous engagement with the provincial labour department in Faisalabad, along with social security and EOBI offices. This engagement helps resolve small-scale problems of workers, while also building a support base among workers. LQM has organised workers movements from various sectors supporting them with organisational and mobilisation capacities. The most important collaboration has been with powerloom and brick kiln workers of Faisalabad. A number of researches have also been produced on LQM’s mobilisation capacity and agitation strategies. The movement due to its unregistered status is not a part of any international confederation or alliance. 3.12. Mehnat Kash Labour Federation The Federation has 11 affiliates with 20,000 members from the tobacco, sugar, cotton, and construction sectors. The geographical concentration of the sector is in Mardan, Swabi, Nowshehra, Swat. The head office of the Federation is in Mardan, while it has a strong presence in Mardan, Nowshehra and Swabi. The President of the Federation is Ibrarullah, who is also the founder of the federation(assisted by Labour Education Foundation) and General Secretary is Shafique Zaman. The Federation describes itself as left-leaning. They describe their agenda as protection of workers from illegal termination, fight for their entitlements and regularisation of the informal sector. In terms of strength, the federation describes its strong network as its strength. Lack of financial resources, pressure from employers and efforts to create division between the federation’s ranks by what they describe as pro­employer factions are described as a challenge. 46