In Bahamas Airways there were 1000 Bahamians and 200 expats happily employed.
The new coloured government decided to issue nomore work permits to
expat airline staff......the result was the new majority owners (The Swire Group i.e.Cathay Pacific) visiously liquidated the company at such a time to cause maximum damage to the new governments credibility...and 1000 locals were immediately unemployed.
However within 6 months the 200 expats were all re-employed around the world whilst the 1000 locals generally lost a lot.
There was also a question of a flag carrier status dispute also at the time (promises had been broken) that helped establish the actions of both parties.
The farmer and the cowboy should be friends.