Mauritius: Why a Labour Party?

23 February 2007

Port Louis — On 23rd February 1936, Dr Maurice Curé held a public meeting at Champ-de-Mars in Port-Louis.

In the press communiqué announcing this meeting, Dr Curé included the agenda of the day: the formation of a political party. That Party was going to identify itself root and branch with the working classes and press for the betterment of their social and economic conditions as stipulated in international conventions. At the end of a rousing speech, Curé's initiative for the floating of the Labour Party was enthusiastically voted together with a number of resolutions addressed to the Secretary of state for the colonies. Curé's Manifeste pour un Parti travailliste published that year sets out the reasons why it became imperative to launch a political party.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.