The Regional Consultative Process on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labor for Countries of Origin in Asia (formerly called the Ministerial Consultation on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labor for Countries of Origin in Asia) or the Colombo Process aims to provide a forum for Asian labor-sending countries to:

• Share experiences, lessons learned and best practices on overseas employment and contractual labor;
• Consult on issues faced by overseas workers, and labor sending and receiving states, and offers practical solutions for the well-being of overseas workers, particularly the vulnerable overseas workers;
• Optimize development benefits from organized overseas employment, and enhance dialogue with countries of destination; and
• Review and monitor the implementation of the ministerial recommendations and identify further steps for action.