CHAPTER XXIII,

health ; and the interest of Burma, no less than that of the immigrants,
demands that their welfare should be a constant care. In Rangoon we
were struck by the contrast presented between the thought and foresight
devoted to technical and commercial aspects of industry and the comparative
 neglect of the labour aspect. At the present stage of her development,
 Burma has a great opportunity of profiting in labour matters from
experience elsewhere. The need of a labour policy is evident, and we
would urge on the Government of Burma, on employers, and on all concerned
 the acceptance of a much greater measure of responsibility for the
strangers within the gates.