Pay discrimination in ATC
I am an air traffic controller working in Bahrain, and there is a mixture of local and foreigner air traffic controllers from different countries in its control center. The foreign air traffic controllers get paid a salary 3 times more than the local air traffic controllers, and we all work in the same place together and we are all colleagues and do the exact same job. The local ATCOs work for and get paid by the government, while the non-local ATCOs work and get paid by a private ANSP that are in contract with the government to provide and manage air traffic control services there. Since we all work together, and the non-local ATCOs get paid way much, that causes a bitter feeling for the local folks and a sense of unfairness and discrimination in the work environment. Now my question is does this consider pay discrimination based on nationality? Is it legal to do that or not?