In 2002, MLF condemned a government ban on trade union activity in certain sectors, including welfare funds.[3]
In 2010, MLF together with the Pakistan Workers' Federation filed a complaint against the government of Pakistan at the ILO. They complained that the government had allowed the Industrial Relations Act to expire without new labour legislation and had transferred the responsibility for labour issues from national to provincial governments, prohibiting unions from effectively engaging in collective bargaining for national companies, with the 18th amendment to the constitution of Pakistan.[4] In November of that year, MLF and other trade unions protested against the 18th amendment in Lahore.[5]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, MLF expressed its disappointment over the lack of data collected by the government on the effect of the pandemic on workers. The federation suggested that the government should work with unions to organise aid distribution to affected workers.[6]