ABSTRACT
Temporary migration, a phenomenon in the international mobility of labour, is highly regulated by employment and citizenship laws around the world. These laws necessitate migrants to return to their native places on the expiration of their work permits and shape gendered migration strategies that seek to maximise remittance f lows. The relationship between temporary migration and development is thus multi-faceted as migration and return migration generate a wide set of issues related with assimilation, re-assimilation and remittances.
