Mapping Labour Unions in Pakistan 3.24. Textile Powerlooms and Garment Workers Federation The Textile and Powerlooms and Garments Workers Federation has 6100 and six affiliates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Karachi. The Federation covers carpet weaving and power looms sectors. The geographical concentration of its members is in Mardan, Lahore, Faisalabad. The Federation’s head office is in Lahore and the regional office is in Faisalabad. The President of the Federation is Aslam Mairaj, and General Secretary is Niaz Khan. In terms of political ideology, it describes itself as progressive, though its leadership has representation from both left and right groups. They describe their key agenda as the welfare of workers. They describe their unions’ financial crunch as their biggest weakness because of which they are not able to expand their activities. They are also a part of the Pakistan Workers Confederation(Khursheed group). The Textile and Powerlooms and Garments Workers Federation works closely with PILER, LEF and HRCP. They are also a part of IndustriAll. 3.25. The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations(IUF) is a global union federation of trade unions. The IUF represents workers employed in agriculture, the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages, hotels, restaurants and catering services and in tobacco processing. Pakistan falls in the Asia Pacific region for the IUF. Qamar ul Hassan is the Director of South Asia. Affiliates include Pakistan Food Workers’ Federation (PFWF), Pakistan Hotels, Restaurants, Clubs, Tourism, Catering and Allied Workers Federation(PHRCTCAWF) and Sindh Nari Porhyat Council(SNPC). 55