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Muhammad Naseem Rao (Urdu: محمد نسیم راؤ ) (Trade Unionist) is a prominent & famous Labour leader of Pakistan. He was born on 12 April 1962 at Tehsil Kunri, District Umerkot Sindh.
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Biography
He is the elected Central General Secretary of the Pakistan's oldest industry-wise union namely Railway Worker’s Union (Open Line), representing more than 90,000 workers all over in Pakistan. RWU is working since 1948 after partition of sub-continent. It is an affiliated with International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which is the largest federation of the world in transport sector at international level, representing over 148 countries. It is also an affiliate of All Pakistan Trade Union Federation (APTUF).
He is also an Additional General Secretary of Pakistan Worker’s Confederation (PWC) composed of the various industrial & other workers federations. He is also a Deputy General Secretary of All Pakistan Trade Union Federation (APTUF), affiliate of World Federation of Trade Unions (W.F.T.U). APTUF is a national federation, founded in 1948, it is the 2nd largest trade union federation of Pakistan. He is also a Central Deputy Secretary General of Pakistan Mazdoor Mahaaz (PMM) & Central President of Pakistan Transport & General Workers' Federation, it is the largest federation of Pakistan in transport sector.
Education
He is a highly qualified person with master's degrees in Economics & Law. He did Masters in Economics from Sindh University Jamshoro & LL.B from Karachi University.
Trade union career
1982, he started his political activities from the platform of student union. In this tenure, he also participated in left-wing movement. In 1986, he joined trade union being as an activist. He is working in trade union movement since 1986. He has honour to work with the founder of Labour Movement in Sub-Continent Mr. Mirza Mohammad Ibrahim (Late).
Awards
On 1 May 2009, World Labour Organisation (WLO) London awarded him Mirza Mohammad Ibrahim Yaadgari Award on his hard work & non-stop effort in labour movements at national & international level.