Well, in the US the industry is improving pay and benefits dramatically. The same dynamic of shortage of pilots will eventually effect the same elsewhere. In the meantime, an individual is still better off heading back home and joining one of their majors, as the rate of expansion, first world labour contracts and a more stable career path far outweigh any attraction (!) at CX. And that is exactly what is happening, as QF is just one example where hundreds of CX pilots are deciding they can't miss the greatest hiring boom that airline has ever witnessed, and don't want to be left behind.