№4-2023-16
DOI: 10.22281/2413-9912-2023-07-04-153-160
Stepanova V.V.
LABOR LEGISLATION IN RUSSIA AND GREAT BRITAIN IN THE LATE 19TH — EARLY 20TH CENTURIES: COMMON AND DIFFERENT FEATURES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF CHILD LABOR LAWS)
The focus of this study is labor legislation in Russia and Great Britain. The period of the late XIX — early XX centuries became a time of transition of new labor standards, which had both positive and negative consequences for the working class, but at the same time reflected interests of big capital. The laws discussed in the article (the Russian law «On minors working in factories, factories and manufactories», the English law «Factory and Workshop Act 1878» and others) haven’t only historical, but also social significance, since they raise important issues of ensuring rights of children and young people, and also lay the foundation for the further development of legislative initiatives. The development of the legislative framework on child labor in England begins somewhat earlier than in Russia. However, further changes made to the regulatory framework of the two countries have a general tendency to increase the age threshold for children’s involvement in labor activity and the requirements for primary education. At the same time, the legislations of these countries also have common problems associated with numerous exceptions for the use of child labor in production. The author of the article proposes a new approach to the analysis of comparative aspects of the legislation of Great Britain and Russia, which will allow us to identify and generalize the factors and conditions that shaped the labor legal environment during the transition period. The results of this article contribute to a better understanding of the processes that underlie the development of modern labor law and can be used for further research in the field of labor law in the 21st century.
Keywords: labor legislation, factory legislation, child labor, Great Britain, Russian Empire
Orel State Institute of Culture (Russia)
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