On Wednesday 15 October, the Labour Party commemorates the 105th anniversary of its foundation, a date which is being commemorated by an exhibition themed L-Ewlenin, open to the public at the Ċentru Nazzjonali Laburista, in Ħamrun.

The inauguration of the exhibition was held on Tuesday evening by Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader Robert Abela, who said in a speech that those who came before had to struggle to obtain many rights for the workers.

Abela pointed out the Labour Party's achievements over the years, among which he mentioned the rights and conditions for workers, the vote for women, compulsory education for our children, the welfare state, and the building of housing estates.

He said that a Labour Party has been "a catalyst for job creation to eradicate emigration and poverty, diversify and strengthen the economy, as well as introducing and increasing pensions and child's allowance, removing the taboo and stigma among LGBTIQ+ by granting them civil rights and the inclusion of persons with disabilities, while incentivising women to work and occupying top positions," a PL statement read.

The Prime Minister said that it was the Labour Party that carried out major infrastructure projects, invested heavily in health, education and the environment, as well as introduced reforms in various areas and remains always visionary and avant-garde as it is doing with the Malta Vision 2050.

The Prime Minister said "we should reflect on the progress and achievements made by the Labour Party throughout the past 105 years, as a movement of workers, as the party of social justicey, as a reformist force, as a promoter of civil rights, and a defender of our traditions, hobbies and identity."

He concluded that "today, we should appreciate how much the affiliation of the people in the Labour Party is a guarantee of wealth for the Maltese and Gozitans and a guarantee of success for our country today and in the future."

The coordinator of the exhibition, Mario Cutajar, said that the exhibition shows the origins of the Labour Party which had 13 founders - 12 men and a woman - and the ideals of the party which since its inception has pushed strong social measures and its identity has remained rooted in social justice.