Thankfully airlines like Cathay and Emirates don't have the same mindset like you have so clearly displayed, otherwise us Aussies would never have the opportunity to fly for them as so many of us already do.
You are a little deluded there, CX and KA hire experienced expats because they have to, there are very few locals qualified to do the job unlike Australia where there are 100s or 1000s of guys with 2-3000 hrs and an ATPL, so you are comparing apples and oranges. Also, a little more bad news, CX have recently stated publicly that they are very keen to reduce their " dependancy " on expats ( and there " perceived " fat cat allowances ), evidenced by opening the cadet scheme to all nationalities. ( expat cadets will enjoy next to no housing allowances, especially before command )
Before anyone says that J* guys should simply "work to rule" if it can be determined that pilots are working to rule then they can be charged
In the Middle east maybe, since when has working to your EBA and flight/duty time limitations been a crime in Oz ? From what I hear, for a start they could stop being greedy and working on so many days off, also a little " interpretation " goes a long way as to wether or not an a/c departs HTI with a defect, should you extend your duty to depart your home base ( No ) or should you even extend your duty to get the a/c home if you are fatigued. Ask the Dragon boys how effective their contract compliance was, but then you are all going to have to stick together........good luck.