Members of Pakistan Chapter deeply mourns the passing of eminent labour rights activist Karamat Ali, whose contribution to labour rights in Pakistan and in the wider South Asian region will not be easily matched.
A founding member and Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), Mr. Karamat Ali spent decades advocating tirelessly for the rights of bonded labourers, migrant workers, peasants & industrial workers. He was an expert to promote for the right to collective bargaining and social security for workers. As a labour leader in his earlier days, he was committed to the idea that trade unions should be equipped with education and training to function more effectively. Main reason to established PILER and agreed working class Communities.
Mr Ali was also a familiar and widely respected figure in the Pakistan-India People’s Forum (PIPFPD) for Peace and Democracy and South Asia Labour Forum known as SALF.
All members and like minded organization / social activists are in condolences to his family, friends and colleagues of PILER.
