The Labor Laws of Soviet Russia

The Labor Laws of Soviet Russia (1920)
Government of the Soviet Union, translated by Anonymous

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These laws and the introduction originally appeared in "Soviet Russia," the Laws in Vol. II, No. 8 (Feb. 21, 1920); the Criticism and Answer in Vol. II, No. 14 (April 3, 1920).

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SOVIET RUSSIA PAMPHLETS

NO. 1

The Labor Laws of
Soviet Russia

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The Russian Soviet Government Bureau

1920

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I. THE SOVIET LAWS OF LABOR, with an introduction consisting of a criticism by Wm. C. Redfield, and an answer to the criticism. 48 pages, paper cover

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II. THE SOVIET LAWS ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONS, with an introduction.
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The Code of Labor Laws of
Soviet Russia

With an Answer to a Criticism by
Mr. William C. Redfield

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New York
The Russian Soviet Government Bureau
Room 304, 110 West 40th St.
1920

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A NOTE ON THE TEXT OF THE LAWS

Owing to the suspension of regular communications with Soviet Russia, the Code of Labor Laws has reached us not in the Russian original, but in an imperfect English translation published at Petrograd by the People's Commissariat of Justice. We have endeavored, as far as possible, to improve the language of the official translation; we did not, however, feel at liberty to make any editorial changes affecting the subject-matter of the laws, where the language appeared to us ambiguous.

These laws and the introduction originally appeared in "Soviet Russia," the Laws in Vol. II, No. 8 (Feb. 21, 1920); the Criticism and Answer in Vol. II, No. 14 (April 3, 1920).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Criticism by Mr. Redfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		3
Our Answer to Mr. Redfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		5
Labor Laws of Soviet Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		14
Article I. On Compulsory Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		16
Article II. The Right to Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		18
Article III. Methods of Labor Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		19
Article IV. Probation Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		21
Article V. Transfer and Discharge of Wage-Earners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		22
Article VI. Remuneration of Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		25
Article VII. Working Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		28
Article VIII. Methods to Assure Efficiency of Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		32
Article IX. Protection of Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		35
Appendix to Section 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		38
Appendix to Section 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		41
Appendix to Section 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		43
An Editorial in Soviet Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		47

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