There is a growing recognition that, because of the structural weaknesses and absence of gainful employment, temporary low-skilled migration schemes could present an opportunity for a ‘triple-win’ situation for migrants, origin countries and destination countries (Melde and Ionesco 2011). There is a general consensus that, overall, the positive contribution of migration and remittances far outweighs the negative effects and that the overall developmental and welfare impacts are positive for the low-income countries. This question arises particularly in view of the argument of‘brain drain’, and that migration of skilled workers would work against the cause of structural changes in the LDCs.