Professionally, Labidi is a political and economic consultant, specializing in Arab Civil Society, and the promotion of democracy and human rights.

Labidi studied biology at the Tunisian University of Sciences as an undergraduate, and then took his Masters in the same institution and subject.

He went on to research genetics, also at the Tunisian University of Sciences and gained a secondary school teaching certificate.

Labidi served as the chairman of the Community Development Committee of the Arab Scout Region of WOSM from 1999–2007.

He is a member of the World Scouting GRTF (Governance Review Task Force) and has chaired delegations to more than ten regional and international youth events between 1982–2002.