A new labor organization law that gives Burmese workers the right to free association, create trade unions and strike will help minimize industrial action, claims the...ILO...Steve Marshall, Rangoon liaison officer for the ILO...[said] that the law would hopefully prevent strikes and labor disputes. The legislation...gives Burmese workers the right to walk out for the first time since 1962. “It is a concept which is about social dialogue, creation of relationships between employees and employers,” said Marshall. “It is not purely about strikes, which should be the last tool in their relationships—an action of last resort.”...Last month workers at Chinese-owned Tai Yi slipper factory...went on strike over pay, eventually accepting an arbitration court decision that saw workers gain a minimum wage...Marshall said the ruling “creates a completely new environment for all parties, from employers to the government and workers.” [refers also to Tai Yi slipper factory, Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone]