Russia and the West: comparative analysis of labor legislation of the early 20<sup>th</sup> century. Part II. Working hours, wages, penalties, official working self-government
The article provides a comparative analysis of the systems of factory legislation of the early twentieth century of the main industrialized countries and Russia. Considered: legal regulation of the labor of young workers, adolescents and women; regulation of working hours and wages of workers, their fines, organization of official workers’ self-government; workers’ disability insurance, pension system, medical care. The rating of countries in the issue of legal implementation of social rights of employees has been determined. It is concluded that Russia lags behind in the field of legal organization of labor relations.