Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) is a regional consultative process on managing labour migration in Asia and focuses on developing four key, action-oriented partnerships between countries of origin and destination for development around the subject of temporary contractual labour, based on a notion of partnership and shared responsibility:

• Developing and sharing knowledge on labour market trends, skills profiles, workers and remittances policies and flows, and the relationship to development;
• Building capacity for more effective matching of labour supply and demand;
• Preventing illegal recruitment and promoting welfare and protection measures for contractual workers; and
• Developing a framework for a comprehensive approach to managing the entire cycle of temporary contractual work that fosters the mutual interest of countries of origin and destination.

Sri Lanka chaired the ADD in 2017 and emphasised the need for a policy on legal channels and rights of migrants at the sub national and international levels.