a lot of my crew friends from australia and UK are still with the company because they still make more money with flying. Yes they might be paid more if they work in their 1st world country but with taxes, rent, utilities, and etc, they are left with so much less than what they make as cabin crew.
the issue with the crew resignations is not about the money. it is because of Dxb, the flying, the customers and what not. CC are very demoralized. SO saying that Ek hires more from the third world to save money is nonsense when everybody has the same basic and flying pay depending on your length of stay with the company and grade irregardless of where you are from.