Yes, guilty as charged - I was lumping everyone in with the masses showing there upset today. That was wrong. Agree as I know a lot of local staff that are worth their weight in gold too and some expat who are as you say, worth their weight in something else.
What I was really trying to highlight was that making ridiculous demands such as these in the typical 'local' manner is just outrageous and shows exactly why the company is in the state it is.
There is a tumour that needs removing. That tumour is fedby the Labor Law, indiscipline in the home and schools. If your hands are tied removing unproductive local staff you get this cancerous growth of shift/replace and an increasing workforce that yu cannot get rid of that demoralises everyone else and gets in the way of productivity and efficiency.
The surgeons knife is needed, no more life support!