I think it was directed as a whole.. Doesn't matter if you're from a 3rd world (absolutely abhor that expression) or from 1st world, what Qatar was giving to SO is unheard of if not a national. In some 1st world countries, that is also unimaginable..
Bottom line is, I am shocked at how much pilots believe they are owed by other airlines of other countries on the basis of them being from these so called 1st world countries.. Why not go the normal route of flying as an instructor for however many years it takes to gain enough hours to be given a slight glimpse of a very slim chance of employment..