There is always a significant pool of pilots who wouldn't mind relocating somewhere random and only being able to come back home once in a blue moon. Mostly young single guys who wouldn't mind any inconvenience for the sake of flying hours and a salary. As of locals, it's not like any other airline in EE is known for exceptional roster stability, maybe except for Buzz.
It's no secret that the company is managed and staffed mostly by people local to their area of operations. Hence, you can expect things to be heavily influenced by the predominant mentality and the common ways of doing things in that part of the world. All the comments about heavy use of connections whenever something needs to be done in your favour, lack of collective representation etc represent the reality in most EE establishments, whether within aviation or outside of it.