The Asia-Pacific region is host to around 25 per cent of the world’s migrant workers, with many concentrated in South-East Asia and particularly the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). While labour migration offers increased economic opportunities to a significant proportion of migrant workers, many workers – particularly those in low-skilled occupations – are vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, and forced labour. Combating labour abuses and exploitation, and reducing the risks involved in migration, requires coordination between countries of origin and destination, and one effective intervention is the appointment of labour attachés.