PWF Election 2008
and
2^nd Triennial National General Council Conference
July 22, 2008 - Lahore

In the first Session, the report of the credential committee was submitted to the House outlining the unanimous nominations received from the Regional Federations and affiliated trade unions for acceptance of Ch. Muhammad Talib Nawaz as President, Khurshid Ahmad as General Secretary and Muhammad Ahmad as Chairman of the Federation for the next term. The House approved the election of those office bearers.

2nd Triennial National General Council of Pakistan Workers Federation was held on 22nd July, 2008 at Bukhtiar Labour Hall, Lahore under the Presidentship of Mr. Muhammad Ahmad, Chairman of the Federation which was participated by larger number of elected members of the General Council of the eight Regional Centers of the Federation from all over the country having membership of 0.88 million workers both in public and private sectors.

At this occasion, the Federation received fraternal messages from various national and international trade union centers including Mr. Juan Somavia, Director General, International Labour Organization, Geneva which was read over in the inaugural session of the Conference by Mr. Donglin Li, Director, ILO Area Office Islamabad.

The Federation also received fraternal message from Mr. Guy Ryder, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation on behalf of 168 million workers in 155 countries of the world conveying goodwill to the working class of Pakistan and assuring their continuous support for welfare of the workers and achieving the economic and social progress of the country. Copies of these messages are enclosed as Annex-A and Annex-B for your kind perusal.

This session of the Conference was also addressed by Mr. Noriyuki Suzuki, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific and Mr. Donglin Li, Director, ILO Area Office, Islamabad as special guests. The General Secretary of the Federation presented a detailed report about the activities of the Federation during the period which is enclosed as Annex-C. The enclosed resolutions (Annex-D) were adopted by the session.

These resolutions pertains to the demands of the workers and their welfare urging the Government to tackle the problem of abject poverty and aggravating unemployment, need for promoting the Decent Work and respect of fundamental rights of the workers, overall requirement of adoption the policy of "National Economic Self Reliance" in the country for promoting national industries and agriculture and imposing ban on import of those foreign manufactured goods including Buses and Automobiles which are being manufactured in Pakistan, need for abolishing of abuse of child labour and bonded labour and feudalism and discrimination against women, developing human capital and prevention of accidents and occupational diseases of the workers and promotion of Safer Work, need for taking emergent measures for raising cheaper electricity through wind, Hydel and Coal production in order to make our industries and agriculture competitive in phase of globalization of economy, free trade and rapid technological development, resolving the just demands of PTCL, CDA and WAPDA workers through dialogue and saving the textile industry from closure resulting mass unemployment of the workers and repeal of Section 27-B of Banking Companies Ordinance and amendment of Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002 and President Special Powers for Removal from Service Ordinance in conformity with ILO Conventions Nos.87 and 98 ratified by the Government of Pakistan and enforcement of Labour laws in conformity with ILO Convention No.81 and repeal PEMRA Ordinance and reinstatement of deposed judges.