At first I thought it would be too political a topic and that no one would touch it.
In manufacturing sector safety, it is a factor.
The delta audit of korean air caught my eye
http://www.pprune.org/go.php?go=/pub/tech/korean.html
Especially the part where the captain had to order the FE to turn on deicing (after the FE refused) and the FE said he was a professional and had been "insulted" by the pilot.
I guess the root question is
how/where does 2nd and 3rd world "sloppiness" (or non compliance with the exact requirement) creep into operations.