The Labour Federation was a social-democratic

Social democracy

Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...

 party in Italy.

It was founded in 1994 by former members of the Italian Socialist Party

Italian Socialist Party

The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...

 (PSI) and was in close alliance with the Democratic Party of the Left

Democratic Party of the Left

The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...

 (PDS), with which it merged in 1998 to form the Democrats of the Left

Democrats of the Left

The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...

 (DS). Those who opposed this merge joined the Italian Socialists

Italian Socialists

The Italian Socialists were a minor social-democratic political party in Italy active in Italy from 1994 to 1998....

 (SI) and other Socialist groups to form the Italian Democratic Socialists

Italian Democratic Socialists

The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...

 (SDI). The leader of the party was Valdo Spini

Valdo Spini

Valdo Spini is an Italian politician and writer.A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party , in 1994 he founded the Labour Federation , of which he was leader until FL merged into the Democrats of the Left . Since then, he was a leading member of the Socialist faction within DS. .Elected MP...

.

In 1998, after the merger into the DS, FL developed as a faction within the party, which was renamed Labourites – Liberal Socialists (Laburisti – Socialisti Liberali). Carlo Carli

Carlo Carli (Italian politician)

Carlo Carli is an Italian politician.A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party , in 1994 he founded the Labour Federation and joined the Democrats of the Left in 1998. Since then, he was the leader of the Socialist faction within DS. He was deputy from 1994 to 2006.-References:...

 was elected president of the faction.

In 2007 many members of this faction and Spini himself were opposed to the foundation of a new Democratic Party

Democratic Party (Italy)

The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....

 and later joined the Socialist Party

Socialist Party (Italy)

The Italian Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy.The party was founded in 2007–2008 by the merger of six minor social-democratic parties and groups: the Italian Democratic Socialists, Democracy and Socialism, The Italian Socialists, the Socialist Party–De Michelis,...

. Those who decided to join the Democratic Party took part in To the Left

To the Left

To the Left is a social-democratic and democratic-socialist faction within the Democratic Party, a centre-left political party in Italy....

 and merged with it on 5 July 2008.

Leadership

• President: Valdo Spini
  Valdo Spini
  Valdo Spini is an Italian politician and writer.A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party , in 1994 he founded the Labour Federation , of which he was leader until FL merged into the Democrats of the Left . Since then, he was a leading member of the Socialist faction within DS. .Elected MP...
  
   (1994–1998), Carlo Carli
  Carlo Carli (Italian politician)
  Carlo Carli is an Italian politician.A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party , in 1994 he founded the Labour Federation and joined the Democrats of the Left in 1998. Since then, he was the leader of the Socialist faction within DS. He was deputy from 1994 to 2006.-References:...
  
  (1998–2008)