Mapping Labour Unions in Pakistan The global union works above political ideologies and describes its agenda as strengthening workers organisations and defending their political and democratic rights. The IUF trains and sensitises workers on labour rights. The current director comes from a trade unionist background working since 1973 in a variety of professional sectors. The IUF describes capacity deficits and the absence of a professional cadre of trade unions as a weakness. The IUF has a facilitating role for its affiliates. They support their affiliates for campaigns of their choice. They participate in government consultations and provide advice based on the priorities of their affiliates. The office is based in Karachi. 3.26. Unilever Employees Federation Unilever Employees Federation was established by veteran trade unionist Nabi Ahmed in 1984, an employee of the Unilever Company. It has 550 workers. It covers unions in various units of Unilever Company employees only. The head office of the federation is in Rahim Yar Khan and regional offices are located in Khanewal and Kasur. The President of the Unilever Employees Federation is Arshad Kamran, General Secretary is Moeddat Hussain, Senior Joint Secretary is Shahzad Saleem, and Joint Secretary is Manzoor Khan. The head office is located at Blessing Restaurant and Hall, near Hafiz Floor Mills, Rahim Yar Khan. It has no regional office. The Unilever Employees Federation identifies itself as pro-democracy. As this Federation is company-specific, it has established committees such as shop stewards, site safety committee, environment committee, medical committee, etc. The Federation works to connect workers and employers. The Federation’s approach is to resolve issues through a dialogue process. The Federation has a good working relationship with PWF, Uni-Global and Industrial. It does not work with any civil society organisation. 56