In March and April 1921, the town was the scene of a miners' strike which quickly grew into an anti-fascist rebellion, considered to be the first of its kind, and the declaration of the short-lived Labin Republic.

The large, coal-fired power plant in nearby Plomin now has its coal imported from outside sources once the mines were closed.

Unfortunately, due to the counter-reformation, he was forced to live most of his life in exile in Germany where he became the undisputed leader of the conservative wing of the Lutheran movement after the death of Luther.

Language Labinjonska Cakavica, one of the most interesting and oldest Istrian dialects spoken in and around the town of Labin.

It differs from the usual Chakavian (with typical pronoun "ča") because it lacks most palatals, with other parallel deviations called "tsakavism" (cakavizam).