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Realizing that only a united labour movement is capable of:
i) responding to the challenges of globalization,
ii) in making an effective contribution towards development and good governance,
iii) in addressing growing labour market issues,
iv) in protecting and promoting the rights of working women and men, and
v) in establishing an egalitarian society based upon social justice, the three federations agreed to initiate the process of unity.
The “Abbottabad Declaration” signed in July 1994 inter alia envisaged unification of the three federations on or before July 2005. A merger plan, worked out in 2002, has been meticulously pursued. The cherished dream is now being realized with the convening of the founding Convention of the newly merged organization "Pakistan Workers Federation" (PWF) on 7th September, 2005 in Islamabad.
On this date, the above mentioned three national federations will cease to exist and a new united federation under the name of Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) will emerge.
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