[5] Soon after returning to Mauritius in 1913 Curé joined Dr Eugène Laurent's party Action Libérale and as a result he was appointed as Medical Doctor of the Municipality of Port Louis.
[8] Following his defeat at the General Elections of January 1936 in the district of Plaines Wilhems Dr Maurice Curé decided to form a new political organisation which could best defend the cause of the workers.
As the leader of the Labour party Dr Maurice Curé toured the island to hold public meetings and to claim major reforms.
Prior to the Labour Party's new campaign Eugène Laurent's Action Libérale had urged Indians to register as voters, but only to raise the Secretary of State Lord Crewe's concerns about the threat of arousing Indo-Mauritians' interest in politics.
A year later the Uba riots of 1937 at Union Flacq Sugar Estate (owned by the Gujadhur family), which resulted in 6 dead and more wounded labourers, left no option for Governor Sir Bede Clifford other than to instigate the Hooper Commission of Inquiry to prevent a worsening of the situation.
His colleague and trade unionist Emmanuel Anquetil was arrested at his home in Rose-Hill, jailed at Line Barracks (Casernes Centrales) in Port Louis, before being deported for 2.5 months to Rodrigues with his son onboard British warship MV Bontekoe.
[13] The establishment led by Franco-Mauritian sugar oligarchs (with Governor Sir Bede Clifford's support) continued to persecute the leadership of the Labour party and Dr Maurice Curé's medical practice was no longer profitable.
Between 1950 and 1963 Dr Maurice Curé stood as an Independent against Labour Party candidates in a number of constituencies at both general and municipal elections; but he had limited success.
He reiterated the need for employers and authorities to implement recommendations of the Hooper Commission of Enquiry on the Gujadhur massacre (UBA riots), namely a reduction in working hours, increased salaries and the need to update the Constitution to allow all workers to vote in the country's elections.